Submissions to the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development and the Portfolio Committee on Safety and Security
Issue 37
Up one levelDraft reports ignite smouldering embers
Patrick Laurence appraises new evidence of discrepancies between the draft and final versions of the arms-deal report.
A hollowing-out of our democracy?
David Welsh detects worrying signs of corrosion in South Africa’s post-apartheid democracy.
Mugabe trumps Zanu-PF dissidents - for now
Andrew Meldrum reports on how Mugabe crushed an incipient revolt in Zanu-PF and evaluates its significance.
Government delivery - More haste less speed
Lawrence Schlemmer reflects on the administrative deficiencies that could seriously impede poverty alleviation.
Economic turbulence threatens ANC power
Howard Preece ponders whether South Africa’s dependence on world trade could loosen the ANC’s hold on power.
Entrepreneurial grit brings few dividends
Britt Youens finds evidence of abundant entrepreneurial enthusiasm but fewer signs of its sustainability.
Compelling need for African innovation
Lungile Madywabe rejects capitalist and socialist development paradigms and argues for a third African way.