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Focused on enhancing regional stability, this programme collaborates with the African Union and Southern African Development Community to address emerging threats through innovative research and peace initiatives. It aims to build expertise in conflict resolution, mediation, and assessing the societal impact of conflict, ultimately transforming how communities engage with peace and security.
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It’s been four years since the Zondo Commission delivered its five-part State Capture report to President Cyril Ramaphosa, implicating close to 1500 people in the looting and capture of South Africa’s state-owned enterprises. Yet, as former chief justice Raymond Zondo...
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Why SA needs an independent anti-corruption agency
You can listen to this podcast on iono.fm here. The real challenge that we have in the fight against corruption is that we don’t have an independent anti-corruption entity which is outside of this executive control,’ says Karam Singh of Good Governance Africa. JEREMY...
Joburg’s winter fiscal freeze
Months after South Africa’s load-shedding pressures finally began to ease, its richest city, Johannesburg, is confronting a new, localised electricity crisis, but this time, instead of a failing national grid, the City is facing severe fiscal insolvency. Last month,...
Integrity is good business: Why corruption avoidance creates competitive advantage
For decades, anti-corruption efforts have been built on a familiar premise—that corruption is wrong, illegal, and should be punished. Governments strengthen laws, regulators impose penalties, and companies invest in compliance programmes, ethics training, and internal...
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On 15 August 2026, the residents of Osun State, Southwest Nigeria, will elect their next governor in what is expected to be another defining moment for the state’s democratic journey. While an election is the cornerstone of representative government, credibility is...
Local Governance and Service Delivery: The importance of historical context in understanding local government performance in former Homelands
Service delivery is one of the clearest channels through which to assess whether South Africa’s municipalities are living up to their constitutional mandates. Yet access to basic services is still uneven, especially in municipalities in former Homeland and Traditional...
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