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14 May 2024

Why the NHI is clearly a dream that never was nor is likely ever to be

Signing the NHI Bill into law will not change the fact that the health plan is doomed, writes Adjunct Professor Alex van...
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14 May 2024

Debunking NHI claims

On the Drive with John Perlman - he chats to Adjunct Professor Alex van den Heever about research presented by the Board...
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13 May 2024

Loss of power is the ultimate motivator for governing parties to fulfill promises

A developing democracy is only consolidated or matured when a dominant governing party or leader, following the...
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06 March 2024

Baby formula marketing evolves to evade regulations

Like babies, some policy dilemmas never go away, they just grow up. That’s what’s happened to the decades-long debate...
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08 February 2024

Demanding Accountability: UN Commission calls for transparency and integrity in global governance

Judge Navanethem Pillay and Commissioner Chris Sidoti of the United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry on the...
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07 February 2024

South Africa’s massive R1 billion a day headache

South Africa’s debt servicing costs are growing astronomically, with the country not being able to show much for the...
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06 February 2024

Public Leadership and Governance: New course introduced by WSG

The Wits School of Governance Executive Education has introduced a new executive course, Public Leadership and...
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29 January 2024

Is mobile money the answer to financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The increased adoption of the latest digital technologies in developing countries has heightened speculation and...
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25 January 2024

Spotlight on Public Ethics

Dr Christine Hobden from the Wits School of Governance hosted a workshop on Public Ethics in the context of the findings...

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WATCH: US genocide claim aims to undermine SA in Israel case - Ngcetane-Vika

Forty-nine white South African Afrikaners arrived in the United States of America to be granted refugee status, claiming...
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01 April 2025

WATCH: WSG Post Election Conference

Consolidating South Africa’s Democratic Governance: The WSG Post Election Conference took place from 26 until 28 March...
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WATCH: WSG experts weigh in on SONA

Professor Kwandiwe Kondlo and Dr Rekgotsofetse Chikane discussed what to expect at the State of the Nation Address by...
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20 January 2025

WATCH: Trump inauguration - what to expect

Dr Thelela Ngcetane-Vika spoke to the SABC about incoming US President Donald Trump's vision as he returns to the White...
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20 January 2025

WATCH: Reflection on #FeesMustFall legacy - Chikane

Former #FeesMustFall activist Dr Rekgotsofetse Chikane, contributor to Fees Must Fall: Student Revolt, Decolonisation...
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19 November 2024

WATCH: Russia-Ukraine Conflict - WSG weighs in

Dr Thelela Ngcetane-Vika reflected on the ongoing war in Ukraine. This comes after US President Joe Biden authorised...