Following South African transition to democracy in 1994, many of its streets, roads, suburbs, cities and provinces have been renamed. But the renaming process was surprisingly cautious and not without a controversy.Read More

Ivor Chipkin writes that corruption in Government has happened because the ANC reproduced aspects of the homeland system and spread it across the state.Read More

President Cyril Ramaphosa has made public service reform a litmus test of his presidency. Shortly after he was elected to office, in February 2018, he insisted that creating a capable and ethical state — free from corruption — was one of his prime concerns.Read More

It is easy to underestimate the importance of a capable state. Without a public sector that works, there can be no resolution to the everyday challenges of government:Read More

We will need to learn how to support communities in the things that need government intervention, and to stay out of the things that do notRead More

Kimi Makwetu se laaste verslag as ouditeur-generaal voordat hy oorlede is, het ’n paar munisipaliteite geïdentifiseer wie se sake ‘’n goeie storie van gedissiplineerde besteding vertel, wat waarde vir geld behaal’.Read More

Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu’s last report before he died identified a few municipalities whose accounts tell a ‘good story of disciplined spending that achieves value for money’.Read More

Advocate Muzi Sikhakhane’s critique indicates an unresolved vacillation at the heart of hearingsRead More

This conversation with the Indian-born essayist, novelist and historian Pankaj Mishra, took place before the US elections.Read More

Thuli Madonsela suggests an amnesty can help to clean up corruption.Read More