The Governance Report
Exploring the Impact of Conflict on Communities in the northern Mozambique – southern Tanzania Borderlands Region
Since October 2017, Cabo Delgado in Mozambique has been the focal point of a violent insurgency, resulting in widespread human rights abuses, significant infrastructure damage, and over 5,700...
Gas plan is a regional opportunity
In the wake of South Africa cementing itself as a coalition nation — through forming a government of national unity — attention is focused on re-elected President Cyril Ramaphosa to announce a new cabinet. The new ministers will pick up from where...
The billion dollar ivory illusion
Southern African nations are at it again. Nyasha Chingono reported in late May that those “hosting the largest elephant populations in the world made a fresh pitch…to be allowed to sell their $1bn ivory stockpiles”, purportedly to allocate it...
Exploring the Impact of Conflict on Communities in the northern Mozambique – southern Tanzania Borderlands Region
Since October 2017, Cabo Delgado in Mozambique has been the focal point of a violent insurgency, resulting in widespread human rights abuses, significant infrastructure damage, and over 5,700 fatalities, including nearly 2,400 civilians. This conflict has led to the...
Gas plan is a regional opportunity
In the wake of South Africa cementing itself as a coalition nation — through forming a government of national unity — attention is focused on re-elected President Cyril Ramaphosa to announce a new cabinet. The new ministers will pick up from where...
The billion dollar ivory illusion
Southern African nations are at it again. Nyasha Chingono reported in late May that those “hosting the largest elephant populations in the world made a fresh pitch…to be allowed to sell their $1bn ivory stockpiles”, purportedly to allocate it...
Expert Analysis
Quantify news to ensure credibility in a disinformation age
On 26 July 2023, Niger’s Presidential Guard staged a coup that ousted and detained President Mohamed Bazoum and his family. But this was not just a...
Dutch Disease and what to do about it in South Africa
Late last year, a colleague and I published a peer-reviewed journal article trying to identify whether southern Africa was afflicted by “premature...
30 years: Democracy isn’t a once-off achievement
Democracy is an ongoing experiment. The will to defend it is largely influenced by how it is experienced and valued by citizens. Given this, it is...
Improving water governance in South Africa to ensure a water-secure country
South Africa is a dry country with limited water resources. According to the 2030 Water Resources Group Annual Report, the country’s demand for...
Navigating digital sovereignty in Africa: A review of key challenges and constraints
This paper, by Tyler Venske, explores the African perspective on the evolving global digital landscape, focusing on the concept of "digital...
Enhancing Integrated Development Plans to Improve Governance
Local government in South Africa plays a vital role in the functioning of the state. Often seen as the implementation arm of the South African...
Is the Southern African Development Community (SADC) afflicted by premature deindustrialisation?
This paper, by Dr Ross Harvey and Pranish Desai, quantitatively examines SADC's industrialisation trends, considering factors like South Africa's...
Covid-19
Here you’ll find up-to-date Covid-19 stats provided by the WHO COVID-19 DASHBOARD and in-depth reporting on the governance around Covid-19
Zimbabwe: caught between the pandemic and an incapable state
The Zimbabwean government’s plans to pay ZW$ 300 a month to a million households were screamed in a headline in the state-controlled Sunday Mail edition of 26 July.
C-19 in Ethiopia: Cautious during the day, disarmed at night
Burial rituals are an elaborate affair in most of Ethiopia. Burials here have their roots in the Jewish culture of “Shiva”, and they are followed by a period of mourning in which an entire community is engaged as a show of solidarity with those who are grieving.
Nigeria: Easing a lockdown, while ignoring WHO guidelines
From the get-go, the Nigerian authorities publicised precautions for people to keep safe against COVID-19 and ways through which they could prevent the spread of the disease.
MOZAMBIQUE INSURGENCY
SADC and Mozambique – a quiet (loud) change in approach?
On Friday 27 November 2020, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) hosted an Extraordinary Organ Troika Summit in Gaborone, Botswana. According to the SADC press release, “The SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, in short, the Organ, is...
Election Tracker
Zimbabwe Elections Weekly Tracker – 20 July to 3 August 2023
Nomination Court Appeals Presidential Candidates issues On Wednesday 19 July 2023, Elisabeth Valerio of the United Zimbabwe Alliance (UZA) successfully appealed the decision that had initially excluded her from the presidential race when her nomination papers were...
SA municipal elections – Unpacking the coalition puzzle
As the 1 November 2021 date for the local government elections (LGE) draws closer, calls for coalition politics are gaining momentum. Political...
Navigating uncharted waters: the road to Local Government Elections
Following the impasse and uncertainty over the constitutionality of moving local government elections to 2022, and the consequent Constitutional...
South African local government elections 2021 timeline
SA municipal elections – Unpacking the coalition puzzle
As the 1 November 2021 date for the local government elections (LGE) draws closer, calls for coalition politics are gaining momentum. Political analyst William Gumede predicted before the 2019 general election, “It could be the last time the...
Navigating uncharted waters: the road to Local Government Elections
Following the impasse and uncertainty over the constitutionality of moving local government elections to 2022, and the consequent Constitutional Court decision, South Africa will hold Local Government Elections (LGE’s) on 1 November 2021. The...
South African local government elections 2021 timeline
Zimbabwe Elections Weekly Tracker – 20 July to 3 August 2023
Nomination Court Appeals Presidential Candidates issues On Wednesday 19 July 2023, Elisabeth Valerio of the United Zimbabwe Alliance (UZA) successfully appealed the decision that had initially excluded her from the presidential race when her nomination papers were...
SA municipal elections – Unpacking the coalition puzzle
As the 1 November 2021 date for the local government elections (LGE) draws closer, calls for coalition politics are gaining momentum. Political analyst William Gumede predicted before the 2019 general election, “It could be the last time the...
Navigating uncharted waters: the road to Local Government Elections
Following the impasse and uncertainty over the constitutionality of moving local government elections to 2022, and the consequent Constitutional Court decision, South Africa will hold Local Government Elections (LGE’s) on 1 November 2021. The...
South African local government elections 2021 timeline
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