29 July 2016
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2016 Speculation is rife that the ruling party has lost some of its appeal among South Africans, many of whom have grown frustrated with waiting for the promises of a “better life for all”. According to some analysts,…
27 July 2016
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2016 Speculation is rife that the ruling party has lost some of its appeal among South Africans, many of whom have grown frustrated with waiting for the promises of a “better life for all”. According to some analysts,…
26 July 2016
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2016 Two recent radio talk shows focused on issues relating to voter confidence in elected leadership [1], and on the link between socio-economic circumstances and voter preferences[2]. Callers on both shows expressed frustration…
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2016 Speculation is rife that the ruling party has lost some of its appeal among South Africans, many of whom have grown frustrated with waiting for the promises of a “better life for all”. According to some analysts,…
14 June 2016
The Freedom Charter that underpins our Constitution provides that ‘The preaching and practice of national, race or colour discrimination and contempt shall be a punishable crime…’. The South African government is drafting the…
08 August 2014
Media Release: Celebrating Women’s Day, 9 August 2014 GENDER AND POLITICS A United Nations Millennium Project report in 2005 favoured increasing the representation of women in political office, arguing that women in office are more…
08 May 2014
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) has appointed Professor Daniel Plaatjies as Executive Director of the Democracy, Governance and Service Delivery (DGSD) Research Programme with effect from 1st June 2014. Professor Plaatjies, a…
02 May 2014
Just over half of the population (51%) is unsatisfied with the state of democracy in South Africa, and only 33% were satisfied with the way democracy is working, according to the latest findings of the South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS),…
How does the public feel about voting, the value of their vote and do they believe their vote will make a difference? Results from the annual South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS) series, conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council…
27 August 2013
The Democracy, Governance and Service Delivery (DGSD) research programme of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), together with its partner the Nelson R Mandela School of Law of the University of Fort Hare (UFH), have been awarded a contract in…
