The Governance Report
The 2022 Census report exposes SA’s development problems
The 2022 Census report paints a gloomy picture of the development of post-apartheid South Africa. This is notwithstanding the undercount of the current latest Census report; 30% of homes and 31% of individuals were not part of the overall data sample. This suggests...
Expert Analysis
Zimbabwean project a chance to transform Africa’s mining sector
Africa’s mining sector must institute critical reforms if it is to avert the deepening of the resource curse. Increasing global demand for...
Corruption is a cancerous curseÂ
In their excellent 2009 book, Violence and Social Orders, the late Douglass North and his co-authors make a compelling case that, throughout...
Sudan – From political turmoil to armed conflict
Sudan has been in crisis all along from the time of independence. Though there was a promising start in the immediate post-independence years, the...
NGOs in Zimbabwe under threat — and not for the first time
As Zimbabwe counts down to the 2023 elections, civil society is again fighting for its very existence.
Cabinet reshuffle will make or break the ANC
Towards the end of last year, President Cyril Ramaphosa overcame his most difficult political battles. The parliamentary section 89 report on the...
Is ESG just Colonialism 2.0?
In a recent editorial for the Washington Examiner, African Energy Chamber Executive Chair NJ Ayuk labelled Environmental Social Governance (ESG) as...
Stability lies at the heart of prosperity
Investors and the business community have an incentive and a responsibility to enhance local governance performance in South Africa.
Covid-19
Here you’ll find up-to-date Covid-19 stats provided by the WHO COVID-19 DASHBOARD and in-depth reporting on the governance around Covid-19
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