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