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In South Africa coalitions are weaponised as extensions of elections.
Parliament’s failure to live up to its constitutional mandate was noted by the State Capture Commission as having enabled former president Zuma’s regime to corrupt state behaviour with ease.
Hockey Canada’s mishandling of sexual assault allegations is symbolic of the lack of accountability in sporting bodies. The government must rebuild trust in sports with proper oversight.
Using taxpayer-funded advertising for political advantage is rife, but there are ways it can be curbed.
People who claim the law was not broken by the scandal are missing the point. It’s about the conventions and accountability that is embedded in the Westminster system.
Competition between corporations drives innovation and development. But when it comes to artificial intelligence systems, the prevention of harm should be more important.
The New Development Bank doesn’t have mechanisms that communities can use to hold it accountable or seek redress.
With one exception, it offers refreshing guidance to jurisdictions across Australia showing signs of complacency about integrity.
In democratic societies, truth matters and institutions are expected to be accountable when they stray from it.
The Taliban is responsible for atrocities dating back to the 1990s, but has never been held responsible. The international community can play a role in ending the impunity.
The Coalition government has shown contempt for accountability. It’s time more was done to safeguard standards and our democracy.
Mistakes at the hands of health care providers are a major cause of death in the US. And many of the blunders are a byproduct of the system.
White denialism of racism provokes a narrative of ‘us versus them.’ Self-reflection and listening are among the ways to be accountable for interrupting and eradicating racism.
Trevor Ngwane, an activist and academic, shows how structures that emerged in the struggle against apartheid continue in democratic South Africa, now in conflict with the ruling ANC.
South Africa’s public sector works somewhat better than those of most other middle-income countries. Yet, unlike them, it has not managed to achieve gains in the midst of messiness.
In this moment of crisis, South Africa urgently needs decisive action. But all too often South Africans of all political stripes seem trapped in stale discourses.
Cancel culture has exploded due to social media’s amplifying powers, society’s deep divisions and difficulties redressing longstanding inequities.
The extent to which presidents adhere to the constitutional written code will have profound implications in relation to their use of executive power.
Tighter controls are not the answer; the opportunity should be used to think differently about trust and journalism. It is critical to enable audiences to distinguish reliable, verified information.
Top contributors
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Chief Research Specialist in Democracy and Citizenship at the Human Science Research Council and a Research Fellow Centre for African Studies, University of the Free State
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Adjunct Professor, National Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Charles Sturt University
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Assistant Professor of Government, Smith College
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Emeritus Associate Professor in Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Deputy Program Director, Budgets and Government, Grattan Institute
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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
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Professor of the Practice of International Development, Johns Hopkins University
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Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute
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Associate Professor, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia
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Research Director: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES) research division, and Coordinator of the South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS), Human Sciences Research Council
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Professor of Law and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
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Visiting Fellow, Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre, Macquarie University
