Why South Africa Needs a Leaner, Fairer, Safer State
Each year, the South African Parliament issues a quiet but important invitation to the general public, inviting ordinary South Africans to submit proposals and suggestions to amend the Constitution. It’s a democratic gesture and part of the machinery that keeps our republic healthy and responsive, even if the mere gesture often goes unnoticed. Most years, […]
After the talk shop: what real political work looks like
Politics has always had its rituals, formalities, and its theatre. In recent times, we’ve seen a resurgence of political conversation, not just in South Africa, but across the globe. There were fraught negotiations along the Ukrainian border and deepening partisan tensions in the United States, and now in Germany, where previously opposed parties have found […]