South Africa and Pakistan: countries brought to their knees by elite capture and economic paralysis

There is common concern about deteriorating statecraft and the weakening of institutions in countries across Africa.

Inequality in South Africa: 'Wealthiest 10 percent receive 70 percent of the total income'

Despite numerous policy interventions since apartheid, South Africa remains the world's most unequal nation, with racial ...
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The hidden war on women in politics across SA and the rest of Africa

At a time when there is a rapid digital uptake in Africa, women in particular are singled out for hate crimes perpetrated ...
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South Africa’s police serve the ANC insiders, not the people: here’s how it happened

Ivor Chipkin teaches public policy at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) at the University of Pretoria. He is the director of the New South Institute. After South Africa’s first ...
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Who controls South Africa’s police force?

After South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994, there was significant optimism about police reform in the country. Impressive steps were taken to bring the South African Police Service under ...

2 former South African apartheid police officers are convicted of killing an activist 38 years ago

Two former apartheid-era police officers in South Africa have been found guilty of murder in the 1987 killing of activist and student leader Caiphus Nyoka.