Democracy

Democracy is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation or to choose governing officials to do so.

06 August 2020

Nothing about democratic progress is inevitable

Last week in very different contexts, the United States and South Africa witnessed the funeral as a...

30 July 2020

South Africa must resolve its challenges with integrity

It's been a week of sorrow, where we weep for what the world has lost.

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...

02 August 2016

Electoral tremors are shaking South Africa’s ANC. How will it respond?

For the first time in the country's democratic era since 1994, the governing ANC has ceased being an...