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09 August 2023
My role in helping South African opposition parties to form a coalition pact
My mandate is to persuade as many credible parties as possible to establish a joint vision for South Africa based on...

09 August 2023
Women marching towards justice: The struggle continues
One of the greatest contributions of the generation of women of 1956 was protesting against the repugnant pass laws with...

14 July 2023
Is #DIYAfrica the future?
There are several initiatives across sub-Saharan Africa in which citizen-driven technology is used to improve public...

09 July 2023
Using Africa’s precious civic innovation capacity to be Bee-Watcher-Watchering
The majority of the skill and capacity within the civic space, leveraging the newest technologies and methodologies, as...

01 July 2023
State failure: Why SA should move towards an entrepreneurial state
Government has failed to entrench an entrepreneurial mindset to its developmental statehood ambitions for a poverty...

17 June 2023
As the world reconfigures its political system, there will be casualties
South Africa needs to assert its sovereignty to be respected among emerging powers. The fact that South Africa appears...

04 April 2023
Green energy: South Africa’s transition plan must be careful not to deepen inequality
Since the UN Climate Change Agreement was signed by 196 nations in December 2015, many countries have announced policies...

15 March 2023
Redress for victimised whistle-blowing public servants is a critical in SA
Through the State Capture Report we know that individuals received backlash in the form of malicious disciplinary...

01 March 2023
Getting to the roots of contemporary protests in South Africa
Mistra and the Wits School of Governance recently launched the book, Protest in South Africa: Rejection, reassertion...
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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...

07 February 2025
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...

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...

20 January 2025
WATCH: Reflection on #FeesMustFall legacy - Chikane
Former #FeesMustFall activist Dr Rekgotsofetse Chikane, contributor to Fees Must Fall: Student Revolt, Decolonisation...

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...

19 November 2024
WATCH: Johannesburg Water Crisis - WSG expert comments
The Johannesburg water crisis is deepening, with water restrictions set to tighten even further. Adjunct Professor Mike...