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26 May 2012
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07 Apr 2010
 
 
Time to move away from the Malema monologue to dialogue on our future
INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH AFRICA
A hip-hop star, allegedly high on cocaine ploughs into a group of schoolchildren in Soweto, killing 4 of them. The National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Menzi Simelane, admits to...
 
 
29 Mar 2010
 
Benefits of democracy lost in the gap between constitution and complex reality
INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH AFRICA
Along the mall in Washington DC stands the Korean war memorial. Alongside it, a marble wall with the powerful words, ‘Freedom is not free'.
 
 
10 Mar 2010
 
Zuma simply needs to play by the rules
INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH AFRICA
We should not have to be dragooned into setting high standards in public life. We should willingly seek maximum openness about what our public representatives do, and receive." These words are as...
 
 
24 Feb 2010
 
ANC must lay down the law on business interests or it will lose our confidence
INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH AFRICA
According to the ANC, its Youth League president, Julius Malema has ‘broken no law' by tendering for state contracts and in so doing becoming a multi-millionaire. Of course they are correct...
 
 
04 Nov 2009
 
Whose Interests drive the Government and Politicians in Tanzania?
INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH AFRICA
As Tanzania approaches its national elections in a years' time, it is worth looking back at what holds our democracy so that moving forward as a nation we can strengthen our loose ends and build on...
 
 
01 Oct 2009
 
Informed citizens are empowered to participate
INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH AFRICA
Last year, information came to light that the Kenyan parliament, one of the few in Africa that has complete control over its own budget, paid its members the equivalent of about $10 000 (R74 300) a...
 
 
23 Sep 2009
 
Considering the framework for policy and delivery in SA - the NPC and more
INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH AFRICA
Since President Jacob Zuma announced a restructured Cabinet shortly after the April election, the future functions of government have remained largely unclear. Moreover the political landscape with...
 
 
16 Sep 2009
 
Why stake the credibility of Transnet on someone with disciplinary charges?
INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH AFRICA
There is an ugly spat brewing at Transnet. It's one which is not unlike some of the others taking place in various institutions across the country where the interests of party and state continue to...
 
 
 
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