Contents

EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL
Democracy has come some way – and has a long way still to go
By Martin Nicol

ANOTHER MILESTONE REACHED: New Agenda on the road to renewal
By the New Agenda editorial collective

Defending our Constitutional Democracy (DECODE)

ETHICS, PARLIAMENT AND THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE
Why have our codes of conduct failed?
By Moira Levy

What to do when a spending crisis poses a risk to Parliament

Parliament ‘failed’ due to structural flaw

PARLIAMENT AND STATE CAPTURE

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STATE CAPTURE COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS
An institutional perspective on ethics and accountability
By Gary Pienaar and Narnia Bohler-Muller

NEWS FROM THE CONTINENT 

DATELINE AFRICA
Fleeing danger to possible disaster … and death

FOOD SECURITY

FOOD SYSTEMS APPROACH
Reversing the trajectory of food insecurity in Africa
By Amiena Bayat, Claire Quinn, Julian May and Hemish Govera

LAND REFORM

LAND BENEFICIARIES NEED SUPPORT
Reform process fails to fill this development gap
By Siphe Zantsi

FORMALISING THE TAXI INDUSTRY 

OPTIMISING TAXATION STRATEGIES FOR SOUTH AFRICA’S MINIBUS TAXI INDUSTRY
By Jane Ndlovu

BOOK REVIEWS

GERMAN RULE, AFRICAN SUBJECTS: State Aspirations and the Reality of Power in Colonial Namibia
Review by Mohamed Adhikari

APARTHEID’S BLACK SOLDIERS: Un-national Wars and Militaries in Southern Africa
Review by Lance Siddert

OBITUARY

TRIBUTE TO A TRUE COMRADE
Wilson Sidina: fearless struggle icon
By Ryland Fisher