The Governance Report
Enhancing Political Accountability in South Africa
Enshrined in the founding provisions of South Africa’s democratic constitution is the commitment to a “multi-party system of democratic government, to ensure accountability, responsiveness and...
Governance measurement in Africa gets more refined
Last month, the World Bank’s Worldwide Governance Indicators project released an update of their composite measures of governance performance. There have been more than 20 updates to the project since it began with the entire database stretching...
Lesotho Elections Tracker 2022: Pre-election day developments
Lesotho General Election Quick Facts General elections are scheduled to be held in Lesotho on 7 October 2022 to elect all 120 members of the National Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament. Members of the national assembly are elected using a...
Enhancing Political Accountability in South Africa
Enshrined in the founding provisions of South Africa’s democratic constitution is the commitment to a “multi-party system of democratic government, to ensure accountability, responsiveness and openness”. Today, South Africa is entering a new form of multi-party...
Governance measurement in Africa gets more refined
Last month, the World Bank’s Worldwide Governance Indicators project released an update of their composite measures of governance performance. There have been more than 20 updates to the project since it began with the entire database stretching...
Lesotho Elections Tracker 2022: Pre-election day developments
Lesotho General Election Quick Facts General elections are scheduled to be held in Lesotho on 7 October 2022 to elect all 120 members of the National Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament. Members of the national assembly are elected using a...
Expert Analysis
Instability and coups in West Africa: a call for collective action
In recent years, West Africa has seen a spate of coups and attempted coups. Efforts by governance actors in the region to prevent these incidents...
Why South Africa Census 2022 matters
The fourth national census in South Africa’s democratic history commenced on 2 February 2022. For the first time, and partly as a response to the...
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...
Making sense of South Africa’s week of anarchy
South Africans find themselves confronted with the ugly spectre of rioting and looting that has claimed over 100 lives, and also dealt a devastating blow to the economy. The situation remains extremely volatile, and while narratives abound, particularly on social media, facts are in short supply. It is important to examine the situation in as level-headed a manner as possible to gain an understanding of what has really befallen our nation.
Kenneth Kaunda – his choices, legacy and shadow
“History is not the soil in which happiness grows. The periods of happiness in it are the blank pages of history.” – Hegel
The G7 summit and Africa: International commitments versus local realities
Africa contributes less than 4% of global carbon emissions, but is bearing the brunt of climate change The Group of Seven (G7) 47th summit was held...
Good Governance Africa’s Chris Maroleng discusses the current state of affairs in South Africa
Listen to Good Governance Africa's SADC Executive Director Chris Maroleng as he discusses how the current state of affairs in South Africa will have...
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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