The Governance Report
GGA to partner with ESG Africa Events
Good Governance Africa (GGA) is pleased to announce that it will partner with ESG Africa Events to host the next ESG Africa conference. The conference will be held at the Sandton Convention Centre...
Is AU term-limit policy enough to deter abuse?
During a previous African Governance Architecture meeting, the African Peer Review Mechanism chief executive Professor Eddy Maloka called for the continent to be robust and frank when dealing with governance matters. He shared his concern about the...
SONA – the good, the bad, the ugly
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s latest State of the Nation Address (SONA), on 9 February 2023, was memorable because it was delivered in a decisive and clear, almost authoritative manner. The president struck a useful combination of being emphatic and...
GGA to partner with ESG Africa Events
Good Governance Africa (GGA) is pleased to announce that it will partner with ESG Africa Events to host the next ESG Africa conference. The conference will be held at the Sandton Convention Centre from 6 to 8 September 2023, and will focus on topics linked to...
Is AU term-limit policy enough to deter abuse?
During a previous African Governance Architecture meeting, the African Peer Review Mechanism chief executive Professor Eddy Maloka called for the continent to be robust and frank when dealing with governance matters. He shared his concern about the...
SONA – the good, the bad, the ugly
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s latest State of the Nation Address (SONA), on 9 February 2023, was memorable because it was delivered in a decisive and clear, almost authoritative manner. The president struck a useful combination of being emphatic and...
Expert Analysis
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.
African governance – Voice of civil society is critical in 2023
Globally, 2022 was not a good governance year. Just as the negative impact of Covid-19 lockdowns was starting to turn around, Russia violated the...
Statement on the new ANC leadership: No time for complacency
Former South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize (L) congratulates South African President and re-elected...
ANC conference: Phala Phala must not detract from critical governance issues
On 22 November, the head of the African National Congress’s (ANC’s) electoral committee, former president Kgalema Motlanthe, announced the...
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
South Africa: The bigger pandemic is corruption
Few issues highlight the dilemma of policy-making more than the choices faced by African governments during the Covid-19 pandemic.
When COVID-19 sways cash-strapped Cameroon into debt relief
Prior to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Cameroon, an oil exporter with a bloated bureaucracy, was still reeling from the 2014-2016 oil price collapse – one of the most significant oil price slumps in modern times.
Ethiopia: Covid-19 puts the country’s politics in ICU
Itika Teferi, a singer in Afan Oromo, one of the widely spoken languages in Ethiopia, found himself inside the Millennium Hall, a kilometre away from Addis Ababa’s international airport, a couple of weeks ago.
MOZAMBIQUE INSURGENCY
Disentangling violent extremism in Cabo Delgado province, northern Mozambique – challenges and prospects
Published within the Extremisms in Africa anthology series, this chapter by Blessed Mangena and Dr Mokete Pherudi provides an overview of the origins of Ansar al-Sunnah in Cabo Delgado, including methods of recruitment the group uses and prospects for containment....
Election Tracker
Angola post-election analysis: at a crossroads, or more of the same?
Last week, Good Governance Africa’s Craig Moffat predicted that the MPLA would retain power in Angola’s 24 August elections: “While UNITA has made inroads, it may not yet be ready to defeat the long-ruling incumbent MPLA at the polls on 24 August 2022.” And in a short...
South African local government elections 2021 timeline
Zambia’s new day – the hard work begins
To paraphrase OR Tambo’s seminal speech in 1977: Zambians, you might think it is very difficult to wage an election struggle. Wait until you are in...
Zambia election day 2021: Summary
While we wait for the official results to be verified and released, the following will provide a summary of events that took place on election day...
South African local government elections 2021 timeline
Zambia’s new day – the hard work begins
To paraphrase OR Tambo’s seminal speech in 1977: Zambians, you might think it is very difficult to wage an election struggle. Wait until you are in power. At that stage you will realise that it is actually more difficult to keep the power than to...
Zambia election day 2021: Summary
While we wait for the official results to be verified and released, the following will provide a summary of events that took place on election day in Zambia. Introduction For the 2021 Zambian elections, there were over 7 million...
Angola post-election analysis: at a crossroads, or more of the same?
Last week, Good Governance Africa’s Craig Moffat predicted that the MPLA would retain power in Angola’s 24 August elections: “While UNITA has made inroads, it may not yet be ready to defeat the long-ruling incumbent MPLA at the polls on 24 August 2022.” And in a short...
South African local government elections 2021 timeline
Zambia’s new day – the hard work begins
To paraphrase OR Tambo’s seminal speech in 1977: Zambians, you might think it is very difficult to wage an election struggle. Wait until you are in power. At that stage you will realise that it is actually more difficult to keep the power than to...
Zambia election day 2021: Summary
While we wait for the official results to be verified and released, the following will provide a summary of events that took place on election day in Zambia. Introduction For the 2021 Zambian elections, there were over 7 million...
READ BETWEEN THE LINES
Sign-up to our newsletter to get the inside track on Africa
