Idasa, an African Democracy Institute
Inclusiveness obligatory for Liberian stability
23rd February 2012 Bryan Sims, political analyst with Idasa's States in Transition Observatory, provides an insightful appeal for inclusiveness in the new government... →
Political party funding: Legislation should regulate donations
22nd February 2012 Judith February provides an opinion about political party funding in South Africa in this op-ed written on the 20th of February 2012. Idasa hosted... →
Zimbabwe Election Watch - November, December 2011
21st February 2012 Idasa's Sito project looks at what's happening in Zimbabwe as it moves towards inevitable elections. →
Implementing the Public Finance Managment Act in South Africa: How far are we? (February 2012)
2nd February 2012 Idasa’s Economic Governance Programme (EGP) has examined South Africa’s Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) in the light of calls to amend it but... →
15 ratifications of the AU Charter on democracy, elections and governance
1st February 2012 The African Democracy Forum (ADF) and the Africa Democracy Institute (IDASA) would like to congratulate the African Union and the 15 Member States... →
Zimbabwe gender analysis
8th December 2011 This publication seeks to provide a gender analysis of Zimbabwe’s Global Political Agreement from the perspective of the participation of women in... →
South Africa's restrictive 'Secrecy Bill'
1st December 2011 Defenders of freedom in South Africa are deeply worried these days. The health of one of the world’s most celebrated democracies, which emerged... →
Madagascar Election Watch
29th November 2011 This baseline election watch, by Idasa’s States in Transition Observatory (SITO), measures Madagascar’s electoral environment according to the SADC... →
DRC Election Watch
28th November 2011 With elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo set to go ahead on 28 November 2011, Idasa’s States in Transition Observatory (SITO) measures... →
Beyond the jargon: The governance of climate finance
24th November 2011 In this paper, Nancy Dubosse and Richard Calland argue that there is an urgent need to bring strategic and administrative coherence to the multiple... →
Revisiting the Principle of Country Ownership: Reflections on Climate Finance
15th November 2011 This policy paper, from Idasa’s Economic Governance Programme, aims to identify ways to strengthen country-led approaches and to increase national... →
Zimbabwe Election Watch – October 2011
8th November 2011 Idasa’s SITO project looks at what’s happening in Zimbabwe as it heads towards inevitable elections. →
Food security in South Africa: Perceptions of the role of local government
28th October 2011 This paper examines the role that local government might play in promoting food security for people living with HIV in a democratic governance... →
An Immediate Response to the 2011 MTBPS
27th October 2011 Idasa says South Africans will have to accept that, fiscally, the period from 2008 to 2015 will be far more constrained than that of 2002 to 2007. →
Democratic Republic of Congo – Election Watch
20th October 2011 Idasa’s States in Transition Observatory tracks the DRC’s progress towards or divergence from SADC standards as it heads towards November elections. →
Zimbabwe Election Watch – September 2011
14th October 2011 Idasa’s SITO project looks at what’s happening in Zimbabwe as it heads towards inevitable elections. →
HIV and AIDS: Citizens need to act
12th October 2011 The HIV and AIDS discussion needs to become inclusive of citizens so that their needs can be reflected in policy design at every level of... →
Crucial elections in Liberia
11th October 2011 Idasa analyst Bryan Sims notes that, if successful, the 11 October 2011 elections will further entrench democracy in Liberia and the region. →
Malawi’s governance and foreign aid crisis
8th September 2011 Vailet Kowayi of Idasa’s Governance and AIDS Programme looks at the implications of Malawi’s crisis for poverty reduction and AIDS relief. →
SITO's Zimbabwe Election Watch, August 2011
7th September 2011 Idasa's States in Transition Observatory (SITO) keeps its eye on Zimbabwe as it heads towards inevitable elections. Download the full election... →
Older adults often left out in HIV care programmes
26th August 2011 Idasa warns that health workers and social planners have neglected to take into account people over 50 who have contracted HIV – and their numbers... →
Keeping secrets is not the way to make friends
15th August 2011 South Africa’s proposed Protection of Information Bill, now back with the adhoc parliamentary committee for redrafting, is chillingly similar to... →
Advocating for and with smallholder farmers (July 2011)
22nd July 2011 This conference report from the Public Expenditure and Smallholder Agriculture Project of Idasa’s Economic Governance Programme identifies advocacy... →
Zimbabwe election watch May - June 2011 (July 2011)
14th July 2011 Idasa’s SITO project keeps watch on developments in Zimbabwe, as it heads towards inevitable elections. →
Analysis: South Sudan's inauguration a starting point
12th July 2011 African democracy institute Idasa celebrates the birth of Africa's newest state, but with some reservations. Experience on our continent has shown... →
POI Bill being rammed through system
31st May 2011 The ad hoc committee on the Protection of Information Bill (the “Secrecy Bill”) entered the final stages of deliberations on Tuesday. As the... →
Agriculture policies in Africa
27th May 2011 Leslie Nyagah of Idasa's Economic Governance Programme examines how agriculture development has taken shape on the continent. →
Reflecting on local govt poll raises more questions than answers
26th May 2011 The increase in voter turnout, and an increase in DA support are about the only certainties of this controversial election. Whether DA gains were... →
Articles of Faith: Assessing Zimababwe's 'GAP' as a Mechanism for Change - A Legal Perspective
13th April 2011 Zimbabwe's current Inclusive Government, more commonly referred to as a Government of National Unity (GNU), was established pursuant to an... →
Access to Parliament is a right not a privelege
5th April 2011 WHILE Parliament has many failings, its committees have always been open to the public. Yet it is easy to forget that the right the public has to... →
Ruling puts democracy back on track
29th March 2011 We live in a constitutional democracy. The Constitutional Court reminded us of that last week when it handed down what is without doubt the most... →
Citizens come of age
3rd March 2011 I have to admit that the Wikileaks saga distracted me. I thought 2011 would be the year that access to information and freedom of the press pundits... →
Parliament must retain institutional knowledge, despite reshuffle
19th November 2010 Much has been said about President Zuma's recent cabinet reshuffle and the impact it will have on service delivery and the workings of the cabinet... →
Criminalisation of wilful transmission of HIV: sitting on the fence?
10th November 2010 In August this year the eyes of the world were upon an HIV-positive German pop star found guilty of having unprotected sex with her ex-partner and... →
SA is torn between the paths of secrecy and transparency
28th October 2010 SA is capable of sustaining two narratives. One, which provoked a Financial Times editorial suggesting the Protection of Information Bill... →
Parliament to decide how much secrecy our democracy can permit
20th July 2010 South Africans' Parliamentary representatives face a critical decision this week - how much secrecy should be allowed in our democracy? →
Our chance to set aside problems and tell the world our story with honesty
3rd June 2010 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... →
We owe a debt of gratitude to anti-apartheid risk-takers Duncan and Slabbert
28th May 2010 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... →
Monetary policy
19th May 2010 In two weeks' time, Parliament will be voting on an amendment bill proposing changes in the management composition and structure of the Reserve Bank. →
ANC stalls over public funding of parties
18th May 2010 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... →
Time to move away from the Malema monologue to dialogue on our future
7th April 2010 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... →
