Former South African President Jacob Zuma's bad behaviour damaged his image and the ANC's.
Disiplin ilmiah, gaya jurnalistik
Artikel-artikel mengenai Public Protector
Menampilkan 1 - 20 dari 29 artikel
After doing nothing for a long time to bring the Gupta family to book in South Africa, the country's prosecuting authority has finally started to act.
South Africa's Public Protector, has been exposed as incompetent after trying to meddle with the constitutional mandate of the country's central bank.
Democracy and good governance require politicians to engage in reasoned debate, informed decision making and measured judgements. This presupposes rationality. Is this always true?
There's a raging debate in South Africa about the role of its central bank. This is inevitable given that so much is changing in the world of central banking and in economic life.
The prevailing mandate of the South African Reserve Bank is informed by sound economics and the need to protect the institution from the whims of politicians.
The public protector's proposal to change the mandate of South Africa's Reserve Bank goes well beyond changing individual rules to overturning their very foundation, anchored in the Constitution.
A financial system that is sure to collapse if the central bank cares about people’s well-being goes against democratic principle.
South Africa's Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane has touched on two highly contentious issues: the unresolved bailout for a local bank three decades ago. And the role of the country's Reserve Bank.
South Africa needs to start thinking about life after President Jacob Zuma. Given the damage that he's done, serious thought should be given to forming a government of national unity.
A closer look at the supposed successes of Brian Molefe at South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, shows that they are not what they have been made out to be. They are paper thin.
After two decades of political dominance, the electoral performance of the ANC is at its lowest since it became the governing party of South Africa in 1994. But is the party really unraveling?
Far from the limelight, South Africa's public protector has been instrumental in assisting individuals who grapple with unfair treatment from government departments and other public institutions.
All eyes are on the next move from President Jacob Zuma after he survived a bid from senior ANC colleagues to remove him. The fallout is expected to be focused on the economic cluster of government.
Credit ratings have an impact on government, as well as ordinary people. This article was first published last year as South Africa faced a possible downgrade.
Former South Africa's President, Thab Mbeki, has made a remarkable intervention that condemns parliament's failure to act against President Jacob Zuma. But he is eight years too late.
Defects in political governance, especially President Jacob Zuma’s failure to provide leadership, have induced a crisis of confidence in South Africa's economy.
The former public protector's report has stirred national consciousness. Jacob Zuma is swimming against the tide. Is he sinking, or might he still pull the trick of a proverbial cat with nine lives?
The use of the prosecuting authority and the police in ANC succession struggles has a long history. What's different in the Zuma era is the symbiosis between elite police and the prosecution service.
South African President Jacob Zuma's days of spinning out court cases indefinitely and at taxpayers' expense may soon come to an end -- possibly his worst news in a week of bad news.
Kontributor teratas
-
Head of School of Economic & Business Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
-
Associate Professor in Public Law, University of Cape Town
-
Professor of Public Affairs, Tshwane University of Technology
-
PhD student in Media Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
-
Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
-
Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
-
Deputy Chair: SA Research Chair on African Diplomacy and Foreign Policy, University of Johannesburg
-
Professor and Director of the Graduate School of Development Policy, University of Cape Town
-
Professor in Political Science, University of South Africa
-
Senior Lecturer in Political Science, Stellenbosch University
-
Associate Professor and Head of Department of Political and Conflict Studies, Nelson Mandela University
-
Distinguished Professor and Derek Schrier and Cecily Cameron Chair in Development Economics, School of Economics and Business Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
-
Lecturer in Political Science, Nelson Mandela University
-
Lecturer and PhD Candidate, Department of Political & Conflict Studies, Nelson Mandela University
-
Dean of Law and Professor, University of Cape Town
