How Africa is robbed
Fraudulently under-reporting the price, quantity of a product or service and the value of a commercial transaction in invoices are resulting in African and…
Publications
Democracy Works Foundation intends to contribute to fostering democratic culture by providing critical thinking and policy solutions.
We will do so by using our different media and different publication formats, in addition to partnerships with established media corporations.
This page captures our different publication formats. You will find articles (opinion pieces and contemplations), blogs (more personal accounts of events and work), papers (longer and more professional and academic analysis), policy briefs (short analysis and policy recommendations) and books published by our people.
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DISCLAIMER:
Democracy Works Foundation does not necessarily always agree with everything our contributors publicise, film or photograph on our platforms. We have a stringent but tolerant editorial policy and strive to always be constructive in our approach while not remaining silent on difficult issues.
But we equally strive to offer online platforms to our Democracy Works people so they can air their opinions and ideas without censorship. Therefore we will not always agree with contributors.
Mpumalanga: Where blue-light convoys whoosh past the downtrodden
“I left my heart in South Africa”, the bumper sticker says in one of the ubiquitous curio shops somewhere between White River and Graskop,…
A Schizophrenic political system
The major challenge facing local government in South Africa has been and still remains service delivery. These challenges are both historical and contemporary and…
What it means to be coloured during election time
“I don’t like to talk about politics. Nothing I do will change this country anyway”. My mother doesn’t vote. She is of the view…
Policy Brief 6: Is South Africa reverting to a repressive state?
Since the Marikana massacre in 2012, several journalists, academics and media commentators have argued that South Africa is reverting to a repressive state (McMichael…
Good, bad, ugly of Brexit
The United Kingdom’s referendum decision to leave the European Union has both dramatic political and economic consequences for South Africa and Africa. What are…
Policy Brief 5: Democratising the African Union
Introduction The African Union (AU), the homegrown continental body, is spectacularly ill suited in its current form, to secure quality democracy, inclusive development and…
second political cafe – 28 June 2016: Social Economic Transformation and Service Delivery
On 28 June, Democracy Works Foundation held their second Political Cafe event at the Bannister Hotel, Braamfontein in Johannesburg. The topic for discussion was:…
Anti-democratic element in student movements holds warnings for South Africa
South Africa is sinking into a political, social and economic crisis. Running in parallel is a growing disillusionment about the post-apartheid project of transformation….
The retreat of neo-liberalism
For decades African countries have been forced by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to implement neo-liberal policies, including opening their markets to…