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Corruption v democracy – Part three The 2024 elections By David Lewis In a three-part analysis, DAVID LEWIS unpacks issues of corruption and governance in South Africa – and more widely across the world. He shows how state capture undermined democracy – and how South Africa’s democratic institutions, despite all…

Corruption v democracy – Part two Democratic institutions fight back By David Lewis In a three-part analysis, DAVID LEWIS unpacks issues of corruption and governance in South Africa – and more widely across the world. He shows how state capture undermined democracy – and how South Africa’s democratic institutions, despite…

Corruption v democracy Part 1 Capturing the South African state By David Lewis n a three-part analysis, DAVID LEWIS unpacks issues of corruption and governance in South Africa – and more widely across the world. He shows how state capture undermined democracy – and how South Africa’s democratic institutions, despite…

‘How can we help and support MPs?’ – Chief Justice Zondo In the keynote address to the In Defence of our Constitutional Democracy colloquium Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said: “I think that Parliament has a very important role to play in bringing down levels of corruption in our country and…

Two assassinations, a VC of steel and the remarkable ‘uncapturing’ of Fort Hare By Anneliese Burgess The man ‘uncapturing’ the University of Fort Hare from organised crime and other crooked interests is vice-chancellor, who survived an assassination attempt earlier this year that claimed the life of his bodyguard, yet he…