A somewhat perplexing disconnect lies at the heart of South African democracy today. On the one hand, the country continues to perform relatively well, particularly within the African context, on the global indices of...
Zondo Commission
The legal and political implications of a judicial review of the Zondo Commission’s findings
Gwede Mantashe, the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, has threatened to judicially review the Zondo Commission’s (‘the Commission’) findings against him. This decision highlights legal and political weaknesses...
GGA statement on SA Investment Conference
Friday, 25 March 2022 The Fourth South African Investment Conference (SAIC) is under way at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg. The conference sets out to: showcase the investment opportunities available in...
Reading between the SONA lines
As the president rightly acknowledged, the fact that the State of the Nation (SONA 2022) did not unfold in parliament is a useful analogy for the fact that our country is on fire, too often quite literally. Though...
SONA 2022 – Some progress, lots of problems
Good Governance Africa (GGA) has studied the president’s SONA 2022 speech from last night. The speech includes some laudable attempts at addressing the ANC’s lamentable record in governance over the past year and in...
Can the ANC deliver on the state capture recommendations in a year of leadership battles?
Despite its internal and electoral weaknesses, the African National Congress (ANC) still enjoys the mandate to govern from the most recent national elections in 2019. The delicate relationship between internal dynamics...
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