The Governance Report
African states need strong audit institutions to stem fraud, money laundering
Corruption is a major problem for Africa, with the continent losing billions of dollars every year to illicit financial flows (IFFs) caused by corrupt practices. An anti-corruption seminar held in...
Running towards a fiscal cliff with no parachute
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s maiden budget speech appeared to make all the right noises. It referenced the state of the nation address, gave some substance to the ambitions outlined there, and was mildly honest about some of the risks...
Shell judgment shows that environment matters
In our previous article, we analysed the initial Shell court judgment in relation to the recent 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) agreements that South Africa made in pursuit of the global transition towards a zero-carbon emissions future. The...
African states need strong audit institutions to stem fraud, money laundering
Corruption is a major problem for Africa, with the continent losing billions of dollars every year to illicit financial flows (IFFs) caused by corrupt practices. An anti-corruption seminar held in mid-April in Johannesburg aimed to create awareness and action on how...
Running towards a fiscal cliff with no parachute
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s maiden budget speech appeared to make all the right noises. It referenced the state of the nation address, gave some substance to the ambitions outlined there, and was mildly honest about some of the risks...
Shell judgment shows that environment matters
In our previous article, we analysed the initial Shell court judgment in relation to the recent 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) agreements that South Africa made in pursuit of the global transition towards a zero-carbon emissions future. The...
Expert Analysis
Empowering local communities to prevent violent extremism in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
Published within the Extremisms in Africa anthology series, this chapter by Leigh Hamilton and Rami Sayed focuses on the spread of Islamist ideology...
Reimagining rural education in Zimbabwe post COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a stark reminder that advances in access to education in recent decades should not be taken for granted....
Covid vaccine market opens door to a burgeoning counterfeit medicines trade
New posters have popped up on the streets of South Africa advertising ‘vaccination R150’. At first glance they could be referring to any vaccine,...
Economic decline and social malaise
The Zimbabwe Constitution guarantees social protection, but provision and accessibility are hampered by fiscal limitations In contemporary African...
Rule by law or rule of law?
There appears to be some light at the end of Zimbabwe’s dark constitutional tunnel but only time will tell if the gains made will gather pace Since...
A massive step backwards
Zimbabwe’s new president has vowed to entrench constitutionalism and uphold the rule of law, but recent events suggest otherwise The attempt to...
Rethinking development policy paradigms
Inclusive state-society and economic relations in Zimbabwe will mean the creation of an inclusive growth model to address poverty and inequality...
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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