How to boost municipal performance

Local government in South Africa is often seen as the primary interface between citizens and the state.  Among...

Governance Performance Index – South Africa 2024

South Africa’s system of local government is presently undergoing its most widespread sequence of changes since...

Decentralising the Just Energy Transition

With nearly 86% of its carbon dioxide (CO2) coming from coal, South Africa is one of the world’s most...

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Governance Performance Index – South Africa 2024

Governance Performance Index – South Africa 2024

South Africa’s system of local government is presently undergoing its most widespread sequence of changes since the introduction of a new system shortly after our transition to democracy. Politically, the 2021 local government elections produced a record number of...

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Max Price’s statues and storms

Max Price’s statues and storms

Professor David Benatar reviews Dr Max Price’s Price, Max. Statues and Storms: Leading Through Change (Tafelberg, 2023). The book recounts Max Price's experiences as vice-chancellor of the University of Cape Town (UCT) during the turbulent "Fallist" years of 2015 to...

SONA must reflect Ramaphosa’s ultimate duty

SONA must reflect Ramaphosa’s ultimate duty

A somewhat perplexing disconnect lies at the heart of South African democracy today. On the one hand, the country continues to perform relatively well, particularly within the African context, on the global indices of democratic quality and political rights which are...

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In November, the United Kingdom will host the 26th annual United Nations (UN) global climate summit – called COP – or “Conference of the Parties” in Glasgow. COP26 (delayed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic) has a unique urgency and could prove to be one of the most important conferences of our time. Most experts agree that the…

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Combatting fake news and disinformation is a civil duty

Combatting fake news and disinformation is a civil duty

As electioneering ramps up ahead of the national election later this year, we can expect a marked increase in the proliferation of disinformation, misinformation, and fake news, aided by evolving artificial intelligence (AI) tools that make the discernment between...

Turning the tide: COP28’s pivotal role in safer oceans

Turning the tide: COP28’s pivotal role in safer oceans

This weekend, on the 9th of December, delegates convened at the “Powering Ocean Breakthroughs with 100% Sustainable Ocean Management” event at the 28th UN Conference of Parties (CoP28) in Dubai, to decide on “path-defining” nature-climate investment plans and...

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