UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s debut in Sub-Saharan Africa – better late than never

John H Stanfield
03 SEP

The way forward for councillors and inept municipalities

Jaap De Visser
30 AUG

Public participation: It’s more than just elections (Part 1)

Noelle Garcin
24 JUL

DA puts people above politics where we govern

Natasha Mazzone
25 JUN

Municipalities must change the way they are governed

Michael Evans
25 JUN

Public servants should be employed, not deployed

Ben Turok
25 JUN

New premier has only months to do a really tough Job

Greg Nicolson & Orateng Lepodise
22 JUN

Somalia must look inward to defuse its tensions

ISS Today
20 JUN

South Africa has all legislative and policy tools for land redistribution – politics, patronage and governance paralysis have made it impossible so far

Marianne Merten
05 JUN

Can new leaders revive West Africa’s fight against organised crime?

William Assanvo for ISS TODAY
22 MAY

Ramaphosa moves to tame structure and size of public service, likely a first step towards super-presidency

Marianne Merten
17 MAY

Improving service delivery: Challenges in the public sector and how to address them

Hannah Schultz
14 MAY

Op-Ed: Is the future of electoral democracy assured in Africa?

Claude Kabemba
23 JUL 2017

Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill: Rules of Engagement

Marelise Van Der Merwe
15 MAY 2017

Mineral governance in southern Africa undermined by implementation failures, says watchdog

Simon Allison
19 APR 2017

Governance in Africa: What do the numbers tell us?

Lyal White & Adrian Kitimbo
27 FEB 2017

Op-Ed: Data Portal will unleash Africa’s democratising power

Abdalla Hamdok
18 NOV 2016

Op-Ed: Rural South Africa is on a Precipice

Mbongiseni Buthelezi & Stha Yeni
06 JUL 2016

The African Peer Review Mechanism: An idea whose time has come – again?

Carien Du Plessis
05 FEB 2016

Ibrahim Index 2015: ‘Governance progress in Africa is stalling’

Simon Allison
05 OCT 2015

The 2014 Ibrahim Index: Cause for concern as Africa’s governance role models slip up

Simon Allison
29 SEP 2014