The Governance Report
Africa must increase resilience to food insecurity caused by the Ukraine war
Whichever direction the Russia-Ukraine war may take over the next few weeks and months, the conflict has already impacted the next harvesting season. This will have a ripple effect on global food security, possibly for several years. African food-insecure nations...
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Trouble in the Kingdom of eSwatini
Navigating calls for democratic reform in Africa’s last remaining absolute monarchy Over the past week, the Kingdom of eSwatini has been rocked by...
Zuma’s prison sentence is good news for governance
South Africa’s Constitutional Court decision to sentence former president Jacob Zuma to 15 months in prison for contempt of court is momentous. Amid...
Unpacking malfeasance in South Africa’s municipalities
The impact of municipal maladministration and corruption on SA's local government elections In a briefing to the parliamentary Standing Committee on...
From Willowgate to Covidgate: Three decades of malfeasance in Zimbabwe
The Robert Mugabe-led government’s response to the Willowgate scandal in Zimbabwe will go down in history as a missed opportunity for setting a...
Historic Malawi election provides lessons for opposition parties across the continent
On 6 July 2020, Lazarus Chakwera was inaugurated as Malawi's sixth president after winning the 2020 Malawi election, an election that was...
Rethinking Public Healthcare Systems In Africa: a Covid-19 reflection
‘The right to life’ is fundamental; an imprescriptible right inherent to all human beings. The Equity and Human Rights Commission states that...
#ZimbabweanLivesMatter: Can South Africa get it right this time?
Amid a spiralling economic and political crisis, President Emmerson Mnangagwa addressed the people of Zimbabwe on Tuesday 4 August. His speech,...
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