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23 May 2013
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20 Jul 2010
 
 
Parliament to decide how much secrecy our democracy can permit
IDASA
South Africans' Parliamentary representatives face a critical decision this week - how much secrecy should be allowed in our democracy?
 
 
03 Jun 2010
 
Our chance to set aside problems and tell the world our story with honesty
IDASA
The World Cup will not be a panacea for this country's ills. It will not ‘solve' inequality nor will it bring an end to poverty. The World Cup will not leave a legacy of unbounded economic...
 
 
28 May 2010
 
We owe a debt of gratitude to anti-apartheid risk-takers Duncan and Slabbert
IDASA
Perhaps it is a reflection of the kind of society in which we live that the murder of a somewhat shady character eclipses the death of a South African woman of substance. Sheena Duncan, founding...
 
 
19 May 2010
 
Monetary policy
IDASA
In two weeks' time, Parliament will be voting on an amendment bill proposing changes in the management composition and structure of the Reserve Bank.
 
 
18 May 2010
 
ANC stalls over public funding of parties
IDASA
Certain addictions are hard to beat. The ANC looks no closer to exiting the Chancellor House deal now than it did a few weeks ago. At least two years have passed since then-secretary general of the...
 
 
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...
 
 
 
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