On Monday, 28 December 2025, I stood over the coffin of a young man in the courtyard of his home. At the grave site, I watched his ailing mother in a wheelchair and his teary young children dropping flowers into the...
South Africa
Africa’s G20 test: Finding balance between growth and governance
Amidst deteriorating infrastructure and mounting service delivery challenges, the City of Johannesburg is preparing to host the G20 on 22-23 November. For the first time, South Africa, the only African member state of...
Africa Girl Child Dialogues – Zimbabwe
Since 2020, Good Governance Africa (GGA), through its flagship Africa Girl Child Dialogues (AGCDs), commemorates the United Nations’ International Day of the Girl Child through career mentorship for the continent’s...
Africa’s Girl Child Dialogues Tourism and hospitality: Africa’s untapped opportunity
By Thabo Mohlala With the current high unemployment rate, particularly among the youth, South Africa and the rest of Africa can leverage the tourism and hospitality industry to address this enduring crisis. According...
Local municipalities are crucial for sustaining democracy in South Africa
When about 60% of Johannesburg had water outages earlier this year, the crisis highlighted the city’s significant infrastructure problems. These are caused — and subsequently exacerbated — by poor governance. Across...
Understanding civic engagement in South Africa: How are South Africans engaging with the state?
Citizen engagement is the process by which governments involve the community in public issues through democratic discussions. As such, citizen engagement is at the centre of democratic governance. Through voting,...
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