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Exploring Culture Wars in Universities focusing on behaviour of students in such universities.

Curing South Africa's “Sea Blindness” - Cyril Ramaphosa, SONA and the Indian Ocean Rim Association

South Africa got its new Valentine shortly before the clock ticked to midnight on 14th February 2018, as Jacob Zuma exited and Cyril Ramaphosa became first, ...

Debt - the millstone around Eskom’s neck

This brief analyses the magnitude of the problem posed by Eskom’s massive debt, coupled with the lack of information on what is being done about it.

Decision Making In A Time Of Uncertainty

The brief considers the present state of uncertainty and how decision making is to be viewed and implemented. Charles Simkins introduces risk and uncertainty ...

Deepening Democracy Brief: Parliamentary Accountability

This brief discusses Parliament’s oversight duty (over, among others, organs of state) and Parliament’s accountability mechanism – the electorate. It briefly ...

Deepening Democracy: Petitions - What are they and how do they work?

The Sixth Parliament officially sits on 22 May 2019, and sets in motion renewed opportunities to engage our public representatives and hold them accountable to ...

Democracy And Popular Political Norms In South Africa I - To What Degree Do Popular Political Perceptions Correlate With Basic Constitutional Norms?

This brief is the first in a series of two. It considers survey evidence of popular South African political perceptions, analysing the degree to which they ...

Democracy And Popular Political Norms In South Africa II - How Coherent Are Popular Political Norms?

The first brief in this series considered the extent to which popular political norms coincide with constitutional norms. This brief will discuss the ...

The extent of democratic consolidation is not manifest in tranquil times. It becomes visible in testing times. Choices made then determine whether the quality ...

This brief discusses the issues currently facing the state owned arms manufacturer, Denel. The focus of the brief will be on (1) profits and debt, (2) ...