The politics of circumcision in South Africa
The deafening silence of political, traditional and cultural leaders, who have in the past positioned themselves as the guardians of African culture, on the…
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Hosting Municipal Officials for a Knowledge Co-Creation Workshop On Climate Change
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CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTERESTS FOR PYWEIG PROJECT
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DWF hosting a Regional Symposium on Water and Energy in Johannesburg
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY |the two significant events that led to the Day of Reconciliation in South Africa
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The role of civic tech in consolidating democracy in Africa
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A STRATEGIC REFLECTION ON THE STATE OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
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No meaningful political progress without the inclusion of women
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Policy Brief 40: Democratic Leadership in Societies Suffering from Trauma
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Reflecting on lessons and strategies for civil society capacity building when engaging with Provincial government structures
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Democracy Works Foundation’s Regional Conference 29 – 30 April 2021
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Supporting Civil Society key to future
Many local civil society organisations are in deep crisis, with many unable to raise funds, others struggling to adjust to a rapidly changing society and…
Electoral system alienates voters
South Africa’s electoral system urgently needs to be changed to make elected representatives more accountable and responsive and to give voters more power to…
South Africa’s Human Rights Hypocrisy
In 2012, just before Fatou Bensouda began her tenure as the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, she addressed a large forum of African activists…
Vital to invest in people
Unless the development of human capital as widely as possible is at the centre of all South Africa’s development strategies, efforts to raise economic…
Media’s gender apartheid
Outgoing Johannesburg Stock Exchange chief executive Russell Loubser’s recent slapping of a female Mail & Guardian reporter’s behind at a press conference serves as a…
Too much power in one person’s hands
Questions are being increasingly asked about whether there are any aspects of South Africa’s model constitution, adopted in 1996, that ought to be amended to…
South Africa must confront the roots of its xenophobic violence
The wave of deadly xenophobic attacks against foreigners of African descent that has shamed South Africa, and the astonishingly tardy response by the government,…
The End of the Rainbow Nation Myth
If you ask South Africans of my generation to name the most important political event of their lives, many will cite the assassination of…
Nigeria’s 2015 Election – a tale of technology, timing and the transfer of power
Nigeria’s elections in 2015 were the fifth round since the transition from military to civilian rule in 1999. Out of the almost 180 million…