Corruption remains one of Africa’s greatest obstacles to sustainable development, eroding trust in public institutions, undermining the rule of law, and diverting resources meant for public benefit. According to...
South Africa
A stark example of transnational corruption
Corruption is one of the most pervasive and corrosive challenges to governance, economic growth, and human rights worldwide. It diverts public funds from essential services, deepens inequality, and erodes trust in...
Is South Africa afflicted by the resource curse?
Why this research matters South Africa’s economy, despite its extensive mineral wealth, has not achieved the growth many reasonably anticipated. Instead, it has suffered significant industrial decline, jeopardising...
Trump’s defenders are not persuasive
Like many, I have been trying to make sense of US President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office. Many others see this as a futile exercise. Either way you look at it, what has happened — and what might still happen...
What is democracy?
In Setswana, democracy is rendered kgololosego, which translates directly to “freedom”. Similarly, when Dr Hlengiwe Ndlovu asked local historians what democracy means in isiXhosa, respondents used the word inkululeko,...
Solar and water tank adopters are forcing government to adapt or die
In the breach left by failing local government services, citizens have been making alternative plans for years, buying solar panels to get off the electricity grid, digging boreholes to tap underground water and...
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