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‘We don’t have to lose jobs to breathe clean air’

The Home, Hope and Humour Mini-festival of Theatre will run at the Avalon Theatre in Cape Town between 8 and 13 August; Rivonia Circle, in partnership with civil society and community organisers, is hosting an ‘activist exchange’ in Braamfontein, Johannesburg; and the Democracy Development...

On 9 August 2022, a coalition of activists and changemakers will dare to undertake the task of imagining and co-creating new paths. A planned Activist Exchange is an initiative that brings together hundreds of activists, communities, organisers and organisations to the Newtown and Braamfontein...

The Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education is hosting a public seminar on the July unrest, one year on; the Zero Dropout Campaign is holding a Twitter Space on creating a culture of care in schools; and Ndifuna Ukwazi and Reclaim the City are leading a commemoration walking tour of 11 sites t...

The The Public Service Commission plays a pivotal role in promoting political accountability, however, it needs some adjustments to ensure it is effecting in this role, writes Maria Goyayi and Paul Kariuki.



Democracy Development Program’s Yanga Malotana writes that it is imperative, now more than ever, for South Africa’s representative democracy to be fruitful and to uphold the democratic tenet of accountability.

Religion continues to be a unifying social force in South Africa. To this end, it should play a role in ensuring societal political and socio-economic stability, and should be at the forefront of promoting the peaceful co-existence of migrants and their local hosts, writes Paul Kariuki and Tawanda Matema.

This article will be released in full online October 18, 2021. South Africa's COVID-19 pandemic is one of racial capitalism, entangled with histories of…

Tawanda Matema asks whether we can expect a change from political parties in the run-up to the local government elections regarding playing on citizens' sentiments, particularly anti-African migrant dispositions.

A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest against xenophobia outside of the main gate of the South African High Commission which was shut down to avert reprisal attacks in Abuja. (Kola Sulaimon, AFP) Whilst their entrepreneurship contribution is often not recognised and is under-reported, there is undeniable evidence that it does add value in local township economies in various parts of the country, writes Democracy Development Program (DDP) director  Dr. Paul Kariuki.�...