The In Transformation Initiative (ITI) has been involved in dialogue and reconciliation efforts in Myanmar for the last 4 years. Liesl Louw-Vaudran spoke to Fanie du Toit, who leads ITI’s work in Myanmar, about these efforts and the implications of the recent coup d’état in the country. Listen to the podcast recording above and read the […]
Can the youth drive renewal in the ANC?
Photo Credit: ANC1912.org.za Historically, the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) has played a crucial role in the party and in the country. However, since being disbanded in 2018 due to a crisis in leadership, the ANCYL has not been able to get back on its feet. “Renewal of the ANC is tied to the renewal of […]
How to address the elephants in the room?
Discussions about spectrum allocation and the megawatt ceiling for South Africa’s new energy plan are difficult and important. However, honest debates about the very sensitive issues that hamper the implementation of good policies in South Africa are equally crucial. This was the sentiment among analysts who gathered on 8 June for the third or fourth […]
Visionary leadership needed in South Africa to reduce inequality
Despite the huge problems of the last few months and South Africa’s inherent vulnerabilities, the country has so far been spared an Arab Spring-type popular uprising. Covid-19, economic decline and the strife within the ruling party have not led to the kind of mass protests that North Africa saw a decade ago.This is partly due […]
Building a capable State – 31 August 2020 Dialogue Discussion
The stability of the South African (SA) State is being affected by an approach that was taken to transform the apartheid state into a democracy. There was a broad consensus that deployment informed by political considerations would be part of the endeavour to reform the state. This approach has, however, been interpreted as though it […]