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17 April 2018

Move from disaster response to risk reduction

The Wits School of Governance teamed up with the Gauteng Provincial Disaster Management Centre to explore disaster risk...
12 April 2018

WSG, Nedlac work on understanding Budget Speech

A Nedlac team worked with WSG to understand the Budget speech better.
26 March 2018

What lies at the heart of our terrible inhumanity?

This speech was delivered at a Commerce, Law and Management Faculty graduation ceremony.
06 March 2018

Shifting ground and quicksand towards Election 2019

Will the new political dynamics of early 2018 still hold by the time South Africa gets to Election 2019, somewhere...
19 February 2018

Five priorities for new SA administration

Times of political transition bring turmoil and uncertainty.
09 February 2018

The ANC risks a split but Ramaphosa should go for broke and fire Zuma

South Africa and the ANC have been plunged into a constitutional crisis in a standoff between the party's new leader and...
07 February 2018

South Africa needs good water management - not new water laws

Because water is shared by everyone, there have to be some rules to govern the way it is used.
02 February 2018

Democracy, racism and other long-held beliefs: can people really change?

Changing long-held beliefs, perceptions and values are not easy. Such change can either take place at the individual...
31 January 2018

The International Criminal Court and Accountability in Africa

Recently, there have been calls from several African leaders to withdraw from the International Criminal Court.

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