In 1998, four years after the inaugural elections in South Africa, Patrick Kulati wrote in the Environmental Justice Network newsletter that “public participation is one of the major issues that continue to elude South...
South Africa election 2024
2024 SADC elections: A call to deepen grassroots democracy
This year, almost a third of African countries will hold general or presidential elections. Many of these will take place in Southern Africa, including South Africa next month, Botswana and Mozambique in October and...
The need for informed policy solutions beyond election rallies
Several of South Africa’s political parties recently released their election manifestos in stadiums filled with supporters. But the idea that parties should simply communicate public policy proposals at launches, with...
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