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Street traders in South Africa play a significant role in the country’s economic and social development and deserve to be protected in terms of the Constitution.
The state controls and regulates small farmers’ environmental practices without addressing what forces them to follow these practices.
Parties must forego ideological rigidity and compromise for the common good, says Mpho Phalatse about making coalitions work.
Groundwater has the potential to support broad economic, humanitarian and social development in sub-Saharan Africa, as it has in other regions globally.
If the UK government is serious about levelling up the country, granting its second-tier cities more political and financial independence would be a good place to start.
Bolder action is needed if the African Union and the European Union are to find common ground on migration.
The failures of nominally elected governments has denied leaders - as well as the democratic system - a vanguard popular constituency.
Corruption must be made a high-risk enterprise so that when offenders are caught, the laws will be enforced
The biggest challenge is that the government does not have a monopoly over the legitimate use of force.
What’s in store for South Africa’s agricultural sector.
The politically ambitious Sisulu’s most recent campaigning grenade came in her cynical attack on the country’s constitution and judiciary.
The social, ecological and governance objectives of marine protected areas need to be understood to enhance benefits to both people and the environment.
South Africans are led by a dithering president at the helm of an inept political party which has already passed its sell by date.
South Africa hasn’t achieved its policy objective of deregulating the fuel price because vested interests have opposed this, and the government doesn’t have the political will to implement the policy.
The focus on building democracy should be on more intermediary outcomes, which can serve as building blocks for longer term democratic renewal.
Two supply chain experts see a major flaw in how ratings agencies measure companies’ environmental, social and governance performance.
The increased and diverse number of contestants shows a citizenry that is unwilling to leave its fate in the hands of ineffective incumbents.
President Tshisekedi’s government no longer has the excuse that it’s being hampered by the dead hand of his predecessor Joseph Kabila’s cabal.
A state of emergency can be easily abused and lead to violations of fundamental human rights.
Top contributors
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Public Affairs, Tshwane University of Technology
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Divisional Executive, Developmental, Capable and Ethical State research division, Human Sciences Research Council
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, African Energy Leadership Centre, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of the Practice of International Development, Johns Hopkins University
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Economist, UNSW Sydney
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Professor: International Business & Strategy, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Accounting, The Ohio State University
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Deputy Vice-chancellor Research, Charles Sturt University
