This page houses reports about Idasa's media coverage. To view Idasa's full media coverage report for 2010, click here.

Land Bank praised for its R1bn pledge
23-Aug-2011 | Sapa - Sowetan Live
THE Land Bank's commitment to spend about R1 billion on emerging farmers over the next two years could unlock agriculture's long-term potential growth, the Institute for Democracy in SA said

Idasa welcomes Land Bank's R1bn commitment
The Citizen |  22/08/11 14:38
The Land Bank's commitment to spend around R1 billion on emerging farmers in the next two years could unlock agriculture's long-term potential growth, the Institute for Democracy in SA (Idasa) said on Monday.
Idasa welcomes Land Bank's R1bn commitment The Land Bank's commitment to spend around R1 billion on emerging farmers in the next two years could...
Words Matched: Institute for Democracy in SA, South Africa, Democracy, JOHANNESBURG, Idasa

Land Bank's R1bn plan
Business In Africa |  22/08/11 12:39
The Land Bank's commitment to spend around R1-billion on emerging farmers in the next two years could unlock agriculture's long-term potential growth, the Institute for Democracy in SA (Idasa) said on Monday.
...agriculture's long-term potential growth, the Institute for Democracy in SA (Idasa) said on Monday. "... it was consistent with the South African... 
Words Matched: Institute for Democracy in SA, South Africa, Democracy, Idasa

South Africa: Idasa Commends Move to Support Emerging Farmers
AllAfrica.com
Pretoria — Idasa's Public Expenditure and Smallholder Agriculture Project has welcomed the Land Bank's commitment to spend R1 billion on emerging farmers in ...
 
South Africa: Idasa commends move to support emerging farmers
7thSpace Interactive
By Nthambeleni Gabara Pretoria - Idasa's Public Expenditure and Smallholder Agriculture Project has welcomed the Land Bank's commitment to spend R1 billion ...
 
Land Bank's R1bn plan for agriculture
South Africa.info
The Idasa project promotes small-scale agriculture and aims to find solutions to global developmental concerns such as high food prices and high ...
 
JUDITH FEBRUARY: Missed chances to bolster the rule of law in SA
Business Day
... a diminishing effect on the rule of law and the institutions that underpin it. • February is head of Idasa's political information and monitoring service.

SWAZILAND: TEENS DENIED ACCESS TO PUBLIC INFORMATION
Menafn.com |  08/08/11 03:02
MBABANE, Aug 5, 2011, 2011 (IPS/GIN via COMTEX) -- Many public officials in Swaziland do not think that access to information is a public right, but rather a privilege - which can be withdrawn at anytime.
said Thembinkosi Dlamini, an economist at the Institute of Democracy in Africa (IDASA). "What are you going to do with the information?" was...
Words Matched: Rights, IDASA, rights, Democracy

The many guises of racial hate
IOL |  08/08/11 09:00
Many of us are afraid and reluctant to enter into an honest dialogue and debate about prejudice, racism and racialism. That’s partly because we might display unsavoury things or reveal dark truths about ourselves.
...law by President Jacob Zuma. If not, maybe NGOs such as Idasa should take this opportunity and convene a race dialogue so we can discover ourselves
Words Matched: rights, South Africa, Idasa

'Zuma honeymoon ending'
Times Live |  07/08/11 16:28
President Jacob Zuma is likely to disappoint Julius Malema and the ANC Youth League by failing to endorse nationalisation of the mines in his state of the nation speech tonight, but analysts say he cannot afford to disappoint the nation.
...of the parliamentary information and monitoring service of political think tank Idasa. "The honeymoon is virtually over. Increasingly, his presidency...
Words Matched: Cape Town, ANC, Judith, South Africa, democracy, Johannesburg, Idasa

Vrye Woord-nuusbrief – 14.07.2011:
LitNet – 15/07/11 11:36 –
Words matched: Judith February, Idasa
14.07.2011 Wikiligni: Slagofferverslae Wie praat vrylik namens die slagoffers van geweldmisdaad? Laat WikiLigni jou storie plaas. Die Nederlanders is bekend vir hulle besonder liberale houding oor spraakvryheid.
...processes. In Testing Democracy: Which Way is South Africa Going? Idasa s Neeta Misra-Dexter and Judith February write that there is evidence...

Promises, but still not time to celebrate
amaBhungane – 15/07/11 10:04 –
Words matched: Idasa
Whistle-blowers and journalists can still be criminalised, even though concessions have been made to the Secrecy Bill.
...committee. Sithembile Mbete of the Institute for Democracy in Africa (Idasa) and R2K cautioned that, even though concessions were made, there...
 
Private power stations to push up electricity prices again
IOL – 15/07/11 09:00 –
Words matched: Idasa
Melanie Gosling SOUTH Africa is poised to get two new power stations built by private companies at a cost of around R8 billion, which is likely to push up the price of electricity again.
...our already sky-high carbon footprint. Yesterday Gary Pienaar, of Idasa, made a written submission to Nersa, calling on the regulator to turn

SACP: Nzimande: Address by the general secretary, to the fifth central committee of Cosatu, Midrand (28/06/2011)
Polity – 28/06/11 14:46 –
Words matched: Rights, democratic, IDASA, rights, ANC, DA, South Africa, democracy
Date: 28/06/2011 Source: The South African Communist Party Title: SACP: Nzimande: Address by the general secretary, to the fifth central committee of Cosatu, Midrand “Finally, some words about ‘corruption’.
...media houses together with an array of civil society NGOs (ranging from IDASA through the FW De Klerk Foundation to Afriforum). The glue holding...

'New tendency' the most immediate threat to NDR - Nzimande
Politicsweb – 28/06/11 14:27 –
Words matched: Rights, democratic, IDASA, rights, ANC, DA, South Africa, democracy
SACP GS says behind populist demagogic vanguard are well resourced business people and politicians
...houses together with an array of "civil society" NGOs (ranging from IDASA through the FW De Klerk Foundation to Afriforum). The glue holding them...

R10bn Swazi loan a ‘reasonable idea’
Independent on Saturday – 17/06/11 12:22 –
6 other sources (IOL, Pretoria News, ...)
Words matched: Institute for Democracy in South Africa
While the government of Swaziland denies that King Mswati III is engaged in talks with President Jacob Zuma over a proposed soft loan, experts believe this could be a very smart move by the kingdom.
...a bad idea after all, said Thembinkosi Dlamini from the Institute for Democracy in South Africa s economic governance programme , because economic...
 
Can Farming At Household Level Overcome Hunger In Southern Africa?
BEE News.co.za – 17/06/11 08:52 –
Words matched: IDASA, South Africa, Democracy, democracy
The Southern Africa Trust in partnership with the Institute for Democracy in Africa (IDASA) will host a public policy dialogue on food security in southern Africa, with a focus on how to achieve household level food security in the region.
...Africa Trust in partnership with the Institute for Democracy in Africa (IDASA) will host a public policy dialogue on food security in southern ...

Public Right2Know meeting on Tuesday evening in CT
Bizcommunity.com – 06/06/11 13:23 –
Words matched: Rights, Cape Town, IDASA, Judith, South Africa, democracy
Recent weeks have seen renewed protest against the Protection of Information Bill (the "Secrecy Bill"), as MPs race to finalise the contentious bill, despite a range of concerns from civil society organisations, the media, trade unions and opposition parties. The Right2Know Campaign is holding a pub
...about it. Speakers Chair: Judith February (PIMS programme manager , IDASA) Imam Rashied Omar (Western Cape Religious Leaders Forum) Prof Pierre...

The POI Bill is being rammed through the system
Pretoria News – 27/05/11 11:58 –
Words matched: ANC, South Africa, democracy, Idasa
Gary Pienaar and Sithembile Mbete The ad hoc committee on the Protection of Information Bill (the “Secrecy Bill”) entered the final stages of deliberations on Tuesday.
...researcher, governance and ethics, and Mbete political researcher in Idasa s Political Information and Monitoring Service. Gary Pienaar and Sithembile

Agriculture policies in Africa
Polity – 27/05/11 10:45 –
Words matched: Democracy, Idasa
Tweet DOWNLOAD Leslie Nyagah of Idasa's Economic Governance Programme examines how agriculture development has taken shape on the continent. Download the full report above.
Agriculture policies in Africa Tweet DOWNLOAD Leslie Nyagah of Idasa' s Economic Governance Programme examines how agriculture development has ...

ANC sticks to guns on info bill
Business Live – 27/05/11 08:51 –
Words matched: democratic, rights, ANC, Judith, Democratic, Idasa
Opposition parties pleaded in vain on Thursday that South Africans were going to rue the wide powers the Protection of Information Bill would give intelligence services, as ruling party MPs proceeded with an apparent bid to rush the draft law through Parliament.
...service delivery. "This bill is bad news for everybody," Idasa analyst Judith February said, adding that it was "ripe for constitutional challenge ".

ANC Hellbent On Passing Info Bill
Howzit Msn – 27/05/11 08:20 –
Words matched: democratic, rights, ANC, Judith, Democratic, Idasa
Opposition parties pleaded in vain on Thursday that South Africans were going to rue the wide powers the Protection of Information Bill would give intelligence services, as ruling party MPs proceeded with an apparent bid to rush the draft law through Parliament.
...service delivery. "This bill is bad news for everybody," Idasa analyst Judith February said, adding that it was "ripe for constitutional challenge ".

'The dark days of secrecy'
Telekon Internet – 27/05/11 08:06 –
Words matched: democratic, rights, ANC, Judith, Democratic, Idasa
Opposition parties pleaded in vain on Thursday that South Africans were going to rue the wide powers the Protection of Information Bill would give intelligence services, as ruling party MPs proceeded with an apparent bid to rush the draft law through Parliament.
...for everybody' "This bill is bad news for everybody," Idasa analyst Judith February said, adding that it was "ripe for constitutional challenge ".

IEC shrugs off vote-buying allegations
Mail & Guardian Online
And, as thinktank Idasa has found, when they do come to visit they bring gifts, some more legal than others. In public all political parties and leaders ...
 
No more talk — deliver!
Business Day
Despite a survey by Idasa (April 2011) stating that only one out of 10 citizens are satisfied with the quality of service delivery provided by their ...
 
The case for real debate in Cape Town
Mail & Guardian Online
Idasa also hosted a public dialogue with Cape Town's mayoral candidates. However, as is the usual practice of incumbent parties, the DA sent a lower-level ...
 
Controversy pulls in voters
Mail & Guardian Online
"It does show the DA is cracking the glass ceiling of race," said Justin Sylvester, a researcher at Idasa. For Booysen, the DA "had not managed to penetrate ...
 
South Africa's ANC set for dented win in local polls
AFP
The previous local polls in 2006 only drew a 48 percent turn-out but IDASA executive director Paul Graham said greater competition could prompt more ...

'Where history is based on lies' - by Udo W. Froese
New Era
... and co-founder of the Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South Africa (IDASA), the late Afrikaner academic and multi-millionaire businessman, ...
 
Local government faces big challenge
Sowetan
This, as Idasa has pointed out, leads to a situation where political affiliation and the desire to control such structures take precedence over fair ...

‘Service delivery’ in focus as South Africa goes to polls
Gulf Times – 15/05/11 23:05 –
Words matched: IDASA, South Africa, Democracy
AFP/Johannesburg South African President Jacob Zuma speak yesterday during an ANC political meeting in Soweto ahead of the May 18 local elections South Africa heads to the polls for local elections on Wednesday in a test of how long supporters of the juggernaut African National Congress are willin
...in 10 citizens in a study of 21 municipalities by the Institute for Democracy in Africa (IDASA) released in March. But while such weaknesses ...
 
Open toilets symbolize lack of delivery
Public Eye – 14/05/11 14:09 –
Words matched: Judith, democracy, Idasa
By Fienie Grobler and Molaole Montsho The so-called “cabriolet” toilets have become a powerful symbol of failed service delivery ahead of local government elections next week, a political analyst said on Friday.
...of a woman sitting on a toilet without an enclosure, said Judith February, head of the political information and monitoring service at the Idasa...

Open toilets 'symbolise lack of delivery'
News24.com – 13/05/11 22:43 –
Words matched: Judith, democracy, Idasa
Open toilets 'symbolise lack of delivery' - 13 May Zuma again threatens wrath of ancestors - 13 May DA poster suspect released - 13 May DA stands by Gugulethu advert claims - 13 May Cele warns against disrupting elections - 13 May ANC: Aurora saga not our problem - 13 May Ehrenreich slams 2 ANC mini
...a woman sitting on a toilet without an enclosure," said Judith February , head of the political information and monitoring service at the Idasa ...

Loos show state 'failure'
Telekon Internet– 13/05/11 16:58 –
1 other source (iafrica.com)
Words matched: Judith, democracy, Idasa
The so-called "cabriolet" toilets have become a powerful symbol of failed service delivery ahead of local government elections next week, a political analyst said on Friday.
...a woman sitting on a toilet without an enclosure," said Judith February , head of the political information and monitoring service at the Idasa

Loo crisis symbol of delivery
Voice of Cape – 13/05/11 15:37 –
Words matched: Judith, democracy, Idasa
The so-called "cabriolet" toilets have become a powerful symbol of failed service delivery ahead of local government elections next week, a political analyst said on Friday.
...a woman sitting on a toilet without an enclosure," said Judith February , head of the political information and monitoring service at the Idasa ...

Open Toilets Symbolise Lack Of Service Delivery - Analyst
News Time – 13/05/11 15:24 –
Words matched: Judith, democracy, Idasa
By Fienie Grobler and Molaole Montsho ; The so-called "cabriolet" toilets have become a powerful symbol of failed service delivery ahead of local government elections next week, a political analyst said on Friday.
...a woman sitting on a toilet without an enclosure," said Judith February , head of the political information and monitoring service at the Idasa ...

Open toilets symbolise lack of delivery: analyst
Times Live– 13/05/11 15:18 –
Words matched: Judith, democracy, Idasa
The "cabriolet" toilets have become a powerful symbol of failed service delivery ahead of local government elections next week, a political analyst said on Friday.
...a woman sitting on a toilet without an enclosure," said Judith February , head of the political information and monitoring service at the Idasa ...

Min kiesers in SA is‘rasionele’ stemmers
Die Burger – 15/05/11 18:20 –
Words matched: Idasa
Nog net twee dae is oor voor die verkiesing wat beskou kan word as ’n barometer vir die regerende party én die opposisie om te sien of daar ’n verskuiwing in steun was.
...DA-OD-koalisie en Tony Ehrenreich van die ANC wees. Op n byeenkoms by Idasa verlede Dinsdag het Ehrenreich gesê die DA verdeel die stad , maar ook hý...

Ehrenreich se beloftes ‘verdwyn in kuberruim’
Die Burger – 14/05/11 00:00 –
Words matched: Idasa
Kaapstad - ’n Tienpunt-plan waarin mnr. Tony Ehrenreich beloftes aan Kapenaars maak, het oënskynlik spoorloos in die kuberruim verdwyn. Die DA beweer Ehrenreich, ANC-burgemeesterskandidaat, het ’n diensleweringsplan op sy webwerf, www.
...gemaak nie, het Ehrenreich Woensdagaand gesê gedurende n debat wat Idasa gereël het. Die sogenaamde tienpuntplan is voorts nêrens op sy webwerf...

News this week
Polity – 13/05/11 14:49 –
Words matched: Idasa
Tweet South Africa JOHANNESBURG – The South African Police Service (SAPS) partner with Business Against Crime South Africa (Bacsa) and community forums to roll out an initiative that will deploy owner-identifying technology called microdotting to mark household assets in an effort to reduce trio c
...Justin Sylvester, a political researcher at the Institute for Democracy in Africa (Idasa) think-tank. "I am sceptical it will achieve the dramatic ...

PAP Debates Current Situation in Africa
PR-USA.net
They insisted on the urgent adoption of the African Charter for Democracy, Elections and Governance by African countries, and the granting of legislative ...
 
Democracy does not reign in Africa
Times LIVE
In the past half-century, no African ruling party has relinquished power to ... the AU adopted the Charter for Democracy, Elections and Governance in 2007. ...
 
Africa: Uganda is Ready for Change
AllAfrica.com
Referred to by many as the "African Criminal Court," the ICC has a reputation ... have ratified the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, ...
 
Media reforms key ahead of any electoral process
The Financial Gazette
Article 17 of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance states that state parties to the Charter should, "Ensure fair and equitable access ...

Level citizen satisfaction with local government sharply declining
News Updates South Africa – 12/05/11 19:40 –
Words matched: Democracy, Idasa
PREVIOUS ARTICLE Level of citizen satisfaction with local government sharply declining Article by: Bradley Dubbelman Since the 2006 local government elections, community satisfaction with local government's performance in fulfilling key functions has declined sharply.
...has declined sharply. These are the general findings of an African Democracy Institute (Idasa) report titled The state of local governance from...

Politics >> Elections Report criticises municipalities' role in public participation
SABC News – 12/05/11 05:16 –
Words matched: IDASA, Democracy
Municipalities are not doing enough to be a link between government and citizens, this according to a report themed "Recognising Community Voice and Dissatisfaction".
...conference organized by the Electoral Institute for the Sustainability of Democracy in Africa , IDASA and the Good Governance learning Network ,

Smaller parties‘ kingmakers’
Business Day – 13/05/11 06:37 –
Words matched: Justin Sylvester, Idasa
Analysts believe independent and small party candidates can dent large parties in election.
...party. Yet, aside from this role, analyst Daniel Silke and Idasa political researcher Justin Sylvester this week said they do not expect the small...

Smaller loss would be boon for South African opposition
Gulf Times – 12/05/11 23:33 –
Words matched: Justin Sylvester, Idasa
Reuters/Cape Town South Africa’s opposition Democratic Alliance, trying to shed its image as the party of white privilege, could consider it a victory if its vote total in municipal elections is 40 percentage points behind the ruling ANC.
...myth it is a one-city party, a party for minorities, said Justin Sylvester, a political researcher at Idasa think-tank. I am sceptical it will...

Smaller loss would be boon for SA opposition
News Updates South Africa – 12/05/11 19:40 –
1 other source (Polity)
Words matched: Justin Sylvester, Idasa
Updated 2 hours 22 minutes ago LOCAL ELECTIONS Article by: Reuters South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), trying to shed its image as the party of white privilege, could consider it a victory if its vote total in municipal elections is 40 percentage points behind the ruling African Nat
...myth it is a one-city party, a party for minorities," said Justin Sylvester , a political researcher at Idasa think-tank. "I am sceptical it...

SA: lose for smaller difference would be victory for DA
International Business Times – 12/05/11 19:25 –
Words matched: Justin Sylvester, Idasa
South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance, trying to shed its image as the party of white privilege, could consider it a victory if its vote total in municipal elections is 40 percentage points behind the ruling ANC.
...myth it is a one-city party, a party for minorities," said Justin Sylvester, a political researcher at Idasa think-tank. Sponsorship Link "I am...

Smaller loss would be boon for SAfrica opposition
Reuters Africa – 12/05/11 18:41 –
1 other source (Alert Net - Trust.org)
Words matched: Justin Sylvester, Idasa
By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance, trying to shed its image as the party of white privilege, could consider it a victory if its vote total in municipal elections is 40 percentage points behind the ruling ANC.
...myth it is a one-city party, a party for minorities," said Justin Sylvester, a political researcher at Idasa think-tank. "I am sceptical it will...

Politics >> Elections Report criticises municipalities' role in public participation
SABC News – 12/05/11 05:16 –
Words matched: IDASA, Democracy
Municipalities are not doing enough to be a link between government and citizens, this according to a report themed "Recognising Community Voice and Dissatisfaction".
...conference organized by the Electoral Institute for the Sustainability of Democracy in Africa , IDASA and the Good Governance learning Network ,

Smaller loss would be boon for South African opposition
Gulf Times – 12/05/11 23:33 –
Words matched: Idasa
Reuters/Cape Town South Africa’s opposition Democratic Alliance, trying to shed its image as the party of white privilege, could consider it a victory if its vote total in municipal elections is 40 percentage points behind the ruling ANC.
a party for minorities, said Justin Sylvester, a political researcher at Idasa think-tank. I am sceptical it will achieve the dramatic voter ...

SA: lose for smaller difference would be victory for DA
International Business Times – 12/05/11 19:25 –
Words matched: Idasa
South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance, trying to shed its image as the party of white privilege, could consider it a victory if its vote total in municipal elections is 40 percentage points behind the ruling ANC.
...party for minorities," said Justin Sylvester, a political researcher at Idasa think-tank. Sponsorship Link "I am sceptical it will achieve the...

Smaller loss would be boon for SAfrica opposition
Reuters Africa – 12/05/11 18:41 –
2 other sources (Finanz Nachrichten.de, Alert Net - Trust.org)
Words matched: Idasa
By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance, trying to shed its image as the party of white privilege, could consider it a victory if its vote total in municipal elections is 40 percentage points behind the ruling ANC.
...party for minorities," said Justin Sylvester, a political researcher at Idasa think-tank. "I am sceptical it will achieve the dramatic voter ...

Smaller parties‘ kingmakers’
Business Day – 13/05/11 06:37 –
Words matched: Idasa
Analysts believe independent and small party candidates can dent large parties in election.
...party. Yet, aside from this role, analyst Daniel Silke and Idasa political researcher Justin Sylvester this week said they do not expect the small...

Smaller loss would be boon for SA opposition
News Updates South Africa – 12/05/11 19:40 –
1 other source (Polity)
Words matched: Idasa
Updated 2 hours 22 minutes ago LOCAL ELECTIONS Article by: Reuters South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), trying to shed its image as the party of white privilege, could consider it a victory if its vote total in municipal elections is 40 percentage points behind the ruling African Nat
...party for minorities," said Justin Sylvester , a political researcher at Idasa think-tank. "I am sceptical it will achieve the dramatic voter ...
 
Level citizen satisfaction with local government sharply declining
News Updates South Africa – 12/05/11 19:40 –
Words matched: Idasa
PREVIOUS ARTICLE Level of citizen satisfaction with local government sharply declining Article by: Bradley Dubbelman Since the 2006 local government elections, community satisfaction with local government's performance in fulfilling key functions has declined sharply.
These are the general findings of an African Democracy Institute (Idasa ) report titled The state of local governance from a citizen perspective ...

Level of citizen satisfaction with local government sharply declining
Polity – 12/05/11 14:37 –
Words matched: Idasa
Tweet Since the 2006 local government elections, community satisfaction with the performance of local government to fulfill key functions has declined sharply.
These are the general findings of an African Democracy Institute (Idasa ) report titled The state of local governance from a citizen perspective ...

Satisfaction with municipal services slides to just 11%
IOL Property – 12/05/11 08:53 –
Words matched: Idasa
In the five years since the last municipal elections, "citizen satisfaction" with service delivery has plummeted and may translate to a significant stayaway from next week's local government polls.
...significant stayaway from next week's local government polls. Idasa research conducted among 2 375 adult South Africans in 21 municipalities ...

Politics >> Elections Report criticises municipalities' role in public participation
SABC News – 12/05/11 05:16 –
Words matched: IDASA
Municipalities are not doing enough to be a link between government and citizens, this according to a report themed "Recognising Community Voice and Dissatisfaction".
...the Electoral Institute for the Sustainability of Democracy in Africa , IDASA and the Good Governance learning Network, lists challenges on why...

Beware the angry voters!
YOU – 06/05/11 09:50 –
Words matched: democracy, Idasa
Service delivery – or the lack of it, especially in rural areas – is generating violent protest across South Africa and has become a matter of life and death.
...of local government in their area, a recent survey by South African democracy institute Idasa shows. That s why it comes as no surprise to him...

Idasa: Concerns over vote buying
The Witness – 06/05/11 05:45 –
Words matched: DEMOCRACY, Idasa
Witness Reporter DEMOCRACY institute Idasa is the latest organisation to express concern over reports of vote buying and the improper use of state resources to influence electoral choices and support of voters.
Idasa: Concerns over vote buying Witness Reporter DEMOCRACY institute Idasa is the latest organisation to express concern over reports of vote...

Government wasted R4,5bn
Independent Online
Last week, the head of Idasa's Political Information and Monitoring Service, Judith February, said the ministerial handbook wasn't working. ...
 
GARY PIENAAR: Zuma's antigraft efforts not good enough
Business Day
It may prove to be the ultimate crucible of our political and our socioeconomic rights. • Pienaar is a senior researcher at Idasa's Political Information ...
 
The jury is still out on Zuma's antigraft efforts
Legalbrief
The Zuma administration's commitment to fighting corruption is in the spotlight in a Business Day report by Gary Pienaar, a senior researcher at Idasa's ...

EAC: Africa`s new tool against war crimes
IPPmedia
The Constitutive Act has the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance. It has a committee of sanctions on unconstitutional change of ...

The right to demand answers
Mail & Guardian - Apr 29 2011 11:48

Zuma: ANC can still win Cape - Politics
News Updates South Africa – 19/04/11 11:45 –
Words matched: Judith, Idasa
at 09:38am By Moshoeshoe Monare INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS President Jacob Zuma has entered the fray in the race for control of the City of Cape Town, claiming that the ANC can still win despite a perceived groundswell of support for the DA.
...service delivery track record has been supported by various independent sources . Idasa s Judith February said a great deal of damage had been done...
 
Zuma: ANC can still win Cape
Post – 19/04/11 09:38 –
1 other source (Independent on Saturday)
Words matched: Judith February, Idasa
The ANC can still win Cape Town from the DA, president Jacob Zuma said on Monday. Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said last week that Cape Town was out of reach for the ANC, but Zuma said the party stood a chance of snatching the city from the DA.
...service delivery track record has been supported by various independent sources . Idasa s Judith February said a great deal of damage had been done...

Assembly needs to crack the whip on truancy
Business Day - 15 April 2011 07:28:55 AM
As law makers, MPs ought to understand the importance of obeying the rules of the house they serve. Motshekga's words remain relevant: "Parliament is not a holiday resort." • Nonhlanhla Chanza is a researcher in Idasa's Political Information and ...

Civil Society Communique on the African Democracy Charter
Humanitarian News – 13/04/11 14:50 –
Words matched: IDASA, Democracy, Idasa
African Civil society organisations representing 13 countries met at Helderfontein Estate in Midrand, South Africa on the 14th and 15th of March 2011, as part of the ongoing campaign for the ratification of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (Charter).
...of the ongoing campaign for the ratification of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (Charter). The event organised by...

Coalition condemns France intervention in African countries
Ghana News Agency
It urged African leaders to be accountable in running the affairs of their ... in particular and the African Charter on Democracy, Election and Governance ...

Unhappy SA to stay away from polls
Pretoria News – 12/04/11 20:45 –
2 other sources (The Star, IOL)
Words matched: Institute for Democracy in SA
Unhappy with service delivery and unable to find a political party that speaks to their views, many people have opted to stay away from the polls in the upcoming elections.
...black people who feel this way. A political researcher at the Institute for Democracy in SA, Justin Sylvester, said voters struggled to find...

Opposition pushes to dilute Info Bill - Business News
News Updates South Africa – 12/04/11 20:10 –
Words matched: Democracy, Democratic, Idasa
at 06:33pm Independent Newspapers Marchers demonstrate against the governments proposed Protection Of Information Bill and media tribunal at the Durban City Hall.
...of state the power to classify information. According to the Institute For Democracy in Africa (Idasa) there are 1,001 bodies that would have...

Politics >> Elections Many unhappy people to stay away from polls
SABC News – 12/04/11 11:47 –
Words matched: Institute for Democracy in SA
Unhappy with service delivery and unable to find a political party that speaks to their views, many people have opted to stay away from the polls in the upcoming elections.
...way." No alternative among parties A political researcher at the Institute for Democracy in SA, Justin Sylvester, said voters struggled to find...

Idasa calls on SADC to 'put teeth' into Zimbabwe election plans
VOA News - Tuesday 12 April 2011
African democracy institute Idasa warns that the elections road-map being drafted by negotiators for the pending Zimbabwe election will be no more effective than the Global Political Agreement for power sharing unless the SADC plays an effective role to enforce it. Idasa calls on South African President Jacob Zuma, the SADC's mediator in the perennial Harare political crisis, to present the SADC with conditions and benchmarks for the electoral road-map.

Corruption the biggest service delivery bugbear
Mail & Guardian Online
Compare these figures with the results of a similar exercise conducted by the Afrobarometer in January and February 2006, just before the last local ...

Skop minister uit as hy wél belastinggeld mors, eis Cosatu
Die Burger – 12/04/11 01:15 –
Words matched: Demokrasie, Judith, Idasa, Instituut vir Demokrasie
Kaapstad - Mnr. Sicelo Shiceka, minister van koöperatiewe regering, se rinkinkery oorsee met belastingbetalersgeld moet ondersoek word en indien hy skuldig bevind word, moet hy afgedank word.
...van alle ministers wat groot bedrae geld aan hotelverblyf bestee. Me . Judith Februarie van die Instituut vir Demokrasie in Suid-Afrika (Idasa )

SADC urged to police Zim roadmap
Zim Online – 12/04/11 00:27 –
Words matched: IDASA, South Africa, Democracy
PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma HARARE – A road-map being pushed by regional leaders in Zimbabwe ahead of the country’s next vote may not guarantee free and fair elections unless it clearly spells out measures to punish parties that break its provisions, political analysts said.
...just be as untenable as the current GPA, think-tank Institute for Democracy in Africa (IDASA) said in its latest report on Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean...

Dank Shiceka af sou hy skuldig wees, sê Cosatu
Volksblad – 11/04/11 23:30 –
Words matched: Judith, Idasa
KAAPSTAD. – Mnr. Sicelo Shiceka, minister van koöperatiewe regering, se rinkinkery oorsee met belastingbetalersgeld moet ondersoek word en indien skuldig, moet hy afgedank word.
...alle ministers wat groot bedrae geld aan hotelverblyf bestee. Me. Judith Februarie van Idasa het gesê dit is tyd vir Zuma om sterk standpunt ...

Opposition pushes for narrowing of info bill
News24.com – 11/04/11 22:16 –
Words matched: Democracy, Idasa
Cape Town - Political opposition parties have tabled submissions calling for the scope of the protection of information bill to be whittled down after progress on the legislation appeared to stall in recent months.
...the power to classify information. Full scope According to the Institute for Democracy in Africa (Idasa) there are 1 001 bodies that would have...

Opposition parties push for narrowing of Info Bill
News Updates South Africa – 11/04/11 21:13 –
1 other source (Times Live)
Words matched: Democracy, Democratic, Idasa
4:49 PM By Sapa Political opposition parties have tabled submissions calling for the scope of the Protection of Information Bill to be whittled down after progress on the legislation appeared to stall in recent months.
...of state the power to classify information. According to the Institute For Democracy in Africa (Idasa) there are 1,001 bodies that would have...

Protection of Information Bill under fire again
My Broadband – 11/04/11 17:46 –
Words matched: Democracy, Idasa
Political opposition parties have tabled submissions calling for the scope of the Protection of Information Bill to be whittled down after progress on the legislation appeared to stall in recent months.
...of state the power to classify information. According to the Institute for Democracy in Africa (Idasa) there are 1,001 bodies that would have...

The secret world of party funding
Isolezwe – 11/04/11 12:00 –
7 other sources (The Star, Independent on Saturday, ...)
Words matched: Judith February, Idasa
CLAYTON BARNES Political Writer POLITICAL parties will spend hundreds of millions of rands to contest next month’s local government elections, but the source of the funding remains a closely guarded secret.
...the people who elected them, not to their private donors. Idasa s Judith February said there was no law regulating private donations to parties ,

SADC urged to police Zim roadmap
Zim Online – 12/04/11 00:27 –
Words matched: IDASA, South Africa, Democracy
PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma HARARE – A road-map being pushed by regional leaders in Zimbabwe ahead of the country’s next vote may not guarantee free and fair elections unless it clearly spells out measures to punish parties that break its provisions, political analysts said.
...just be as untenable as the current GPA, think-tank Institute for Democracy in Africa (IDASA) said in its latest report on Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean...

Unpaid bills, councillors for election
Property24.com – 06/04/11 13:11 –
Words matched: South Africa, Democracy, Institute for Democracy in South Africa, Idasa
Ward councillors who have run up large bills for unpaid municipal services will not be removed from the ANC’s candidates’ list for the forthcoming municipal elections according to Gauteng ANC spokesman Dumisa Ntuli.
...constitution as a primary responsibility for local authorities. The survey by Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa ) interviewed 2 375 adults...

Parliament banning of activists flouted Constitution
Legalbrief – 06/04/11 10:15 –
Words matched: democratic, Judith, Idasa
By preventing nine members of the Right2Know campaign from attending a meeting of the ad hoc committee on the Protection of Information Bill, Parliament has 'undermined the right of citizens to information as well as everyone's right to participate in democratic processes'.
...to information as well as everyone's right to participate in democratic processes'. This claim is made by Sthembile Mbete and Judith February ,

Idasa finds extreme voter dissatisfaction
Independent Online
Idasa has just released its latest service delivery survey, barely three weeks ahead of the important local elections due to be held on May 18 across the ...
 
Voters extremely dissatisfied - survey
News24
Idasa has released its latest service delivery survey, barely three weeks ahead of ... The Idasa survey interviewed 2 375 adult South African citizens in 21 ...
 
The people rate local government
Mail & Guardian Online
Idasa defines the latter as the way services and public goods are allocated and delivered, ... According to Idasa, there are three main reasons for this. ...
 
Corruption endemic in local councils: Survey
Times LIVE
Rural South Africans think their councillors are corrupt, ineffective and unresponsive, according to an Idasa survey released just six weeks before the next ...
 
Lack of commitment to democracy
Business Day
Idasa has just released a key survey on the state of local government in SA, ... In the summary, Idasa states "it became clear that the rating of the ...
 
Many unhappy with service delivery: study
East Coast Radio
The survey by African democracy group, Idasa, put questions to more than 2 000 ... The survey contrasts sharply with another that Idasa carried out before ...
 
Zille says new plan for premier's office is not a bid to centralise
Business Day
Idasa political analyst Justin Sylvester said the plans were about streamlining processes and ensuring there was accountability between provincial ...
 
STHEMBILE MBETE and JUDITH FEBRUARY: Access to Parliament is a ...
Business Day
The Speaker and those who lead Parliament would do well to apply their minds to that. • Mbete and February are with Idasa, which is a member of the Right2 ...

90% of SA dissatisfied
Telekon Internet – 02/04/11 11:53 –
1 other source (iafrica.com)
Words matched: democracy, Idasa
Only one in 10 South Africans has expressed satisfaction with the performance of local government, according to a recent survey by African democracy institute Idasa.
...of local government, according to a recent survey by African democracy institute Idasa. Idasa has just released its latest service delivery survey ,
 
Voters extremely dissatisfied - survey: News24: South Africa: Politics
SA Daily News 24 – 02/04/11 10:25 –
Words matched: democracy, Idasa
With the war on Aids nearing its 30th anniversary, the UN has declared that a “moment of truth” is coming for new strategies to address the epidemic. Bongi Ngema-Zuma, fiancée of President Jacob Zuma, has first-hand experience with diabetes.
...of local government, according to a recent survey by African democracy institute Idasa. Idasa has released its latest service delivery survey ,

Voters extremely dissatisfied - survey
News24.com – 02/04/11 10:03 –
Words matched: democracy, Idasa
Paul Vecchiatto Cape Town - Only one in 10 South Africans has expressed satisfaction with the performance of local government, according to a recent survey by African democracy institute Idasa.
...of local government, according to a recent survey by African democracy institute Idasa. Idasa has released its latest service delivery survey ,
 
Korrupsie verswelg Suid-Afrika
Volksblad – 01/04/11 22:35 –
Words matched: Demokrasie, Idasa, Instituut vir Demokrasie
SUID-AFRIKA word verswelg deur ’n korrupsie-tsoenami wat asof in stadige aksie oor die land spoel. Mnr. Willie Hofmeyr, hoof van die spesiale ondersoekeenheid (SOE), het dit bevestig in ’n voorlegging vroeër vandeesweek in die parlement.
wat saam met wyle dr. Van Zyl Slabbert n stigter was van die Instituut vir Demokrasie in Afrika (Idasa), het vroeër vandeesweek gesê daar is...

The people rate local government - In The Paper
SA Daily News 24 – 01/04/11 20:04 –
Words matched: Democracy, Idasa
The people rate local government PAUL VAN HOOF: SERVICE DELIVERY Apr 01 2011 15:22 In the run-up to the local government elections on May 18, the Institute for Democracy in Africa (Idasa) conducted an extensive citizen-satisfaction survey of 2 375 adult South African citizens in 21 municipalities i
...to the local government elections on May 18, the Institute for Democracy in Africa (Idasa) conducted an extensive citizen-satisfaction survey ...

Idasa finds extreme voter dissatisfaction
IOL – 01/04/11 18:50 –
Words matched: democracy, Idasa
Only one in 10 South Africans has expressed satisfaction with the performance of local government, according to a recent survey by African democracy institute Idasa.
...of local government, according to a recent survey by African democracy institute Idasa. Idasa has just released its latest service delivery survey ,

Idasa finds voter dissatisfaction
IOL – 01/04/11 18:50 –
Words matched: democracy, Idasa
Only one in 10 South Africans has expressed satisfaction with the performance of local government, according to a recent survey by African democracy institute Idasa.
...of local government, according to a recent survey by African democracy institute Idasa. Idasa has just released its latest service delivery survey ,
 
Corruption Rife in Local Councils – Idasa Survey
NGO Pulse – 01/04/11 11:03 –
Words matched: South Africa, Democracy, Institute for Democracy in South Africa, Idasa
According to the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa) survey, rural South Africans think their councillors are corrupt, ineffective and unresponsive.
Corruption Rife in Local Councils Idasa Survey According to the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa) survey, rural South Africans...

Blogs

Jazzie :Voters Extremely Dissatisfied
http://whatishappeninginsouthafrica.blogspot.com/2011/04/voters-extremely-dissatisfied.html – 02/04/11 12:43
 
Jazzie :Pandora’s Apartheid Box - Part 29
http://whatishappeninginsouthafrica.blogspot.com/2011/04/pandoras-apartheid-box-part-29.html – 02/04/11 07:59

The Globe Newspaper :SOUTH AFRICANS DISSATISFIED WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE, REVEALS IDASA REPORT. ...
http://theglobenewspaper.blogspot.com/2011/04/south-africans-dissatisfied-with-local.html

Twitter

JeSuisBelEsprit (Salih Abdus-Salaam):RT @DemocracyAfrica: Democracy Institute Idasa backs the AU’s African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance. Here’s how. http://bit.ly/gxhvMe
http://twitter.com/JeSuisBelEsprit/statuses/54759337377280000 – 04/04/11 06:16

‘Net 1 uit 10 in SA tevrede met dienste':
SA Daily News 24 – 01/04/11 07:21 –
Words matched: Demokrasie, Idasa, Instituut vir Demokrasie
06:29 Rajaa Azzakani KAAPSTAD. – Slegs een uit elke tien Suid-Afrikaners is tevrede met die gehalte van dienslewering deur distriks- en munisipale owerhede.
...39,5%, gestaan het. Dit blyk uit n studie wat gedoen is deur die Instituut vir Demokrasie in Suid-Afrika (Idasa) wat gister, sowat twee weke voor...
 
‘Net 1 uit 10 in SA tevrede met dienste'
Volksblad – 01/04/11 06:29 –
Words matched: Demokrasie, Idasa, Instituut vir Demokrasie
KAAPSTAD. – Slegs een uit elke tien Suid-Afrikaners is tevrede met die gehalte van dienslewering deur distriks- en munisipale owerhede. Dit is ’n drastiese afname sedert 2006 toe dié syfer op amper vier uit elke tien, of 39,5%, gestaan het.
...39,5%, gestaan het. Dit blyk uit n studie wat gedoen is deur die Instituut vir Demokrasie in Suid-Afrika (Idasa) wat gister, sowat twee weke voor...
 
Corruption endemic in local councils: Survey
News Updates South Africa – 01/04/11 02:18 –
Words matched: South Africa, Idasa
PM By BRENDAN BOYLE Rural South Africans think their councillors are corrupt, ineffective and unresponsive, according to an Idasa survey released just six weeks before the next local government election on May 18.
...corruption. "Our findings confirm that the local government crisis in South Africa is deepening and starting to become a structural systemic problem ,"

Net een uit tien in SA is tevrede met dienslewering
Die Burger – 01/04/11 02:00 –
Words matched: Demokrasie, Idasa, Instituut vir Demokrasie
Kaapstad - Net een uit elke tien Suid-Afrikaners is tevrede met die gehalte van dienslewering deur distriks- en munisipale owerhede. Dit is ’n drastiese afname sedert 2006 toe dié syfer op amper vier uit elke tien, of 39,5%, gestaan het.
...39,5%, gestaan het. Dit blyk uit n studie wat gedoen is deur die Instituut vir Demokrasie in Suid-Afrika (Idasa), wat gister bekend gemaak is. Van...

Korrupsie vee soos tsoenami oor Suid-Afrika
Beeld – 31/03/11 23:00 –
Words matched: Demokrasie, Idasa, Instituut vir Demokrasie
Suid-Afrika word verswelg deur ’n korrupsie-tsoenami wat asof in stadige aksie oor die land spoel. Mnr. Willie Hofmeyr, hoof van die spesiale ondersoekeenheid (SOE), het dit bevestig in ’n voorlegging vroeër vandeesweek in die parlement.
wat saam met wyle dr. Van Zyl Slabbert n stigter was van die Instituut vir Demokrasie in Afrika (Idasa), het vroeër vandeesweek gesê daar is...

Corruption endemic in local councils: Survey Rural councillors said to be worst
Times Live – 31/03/11 22:18 –
Words matched: South Africa, Idasa
Rural South Africans think their councillors are corrupt, ineffective and unresponsive, according to an Idasa survey released just six weeks before the next local government election on May 18.
...corruption. "Our findings confirm that the local government crisis in South Africa is deepening and starting to become a structural systemic problem ,"

Can Africa find 'Shared Values'?
Mail & Guardian Online - Mar 14 2011 13:36

Change: more than law
Times Live - Mar 7, 2011 9:52 PM

Celegate: police raid was about memo
News Updates South Africa – 06/03/11 02:53 –
1 other source (Times Live)
Words matched: South Africa, Idasa
8:20 PM By MZILIKAZI WA AFRIKA, STEPHAN HOFSTATTER and CAIPHUS KGOSANA Last week's Sunday Times story on police chief General Bheki Cele issuing a directive that all procurement deals worth more than R500000 be approved by him led to the unprecedented raid on the public protector's office this week.
...condemned by all political parties, including the ANC, as well as Idasa and the Law Society of South Africa, with the opposition calling for...

BULLYING POLICE TACTICS EXPOSED
Security – 05/03/11 12:29 –
Words matched: Institute for Democracy in South Africa
Officers demanded lawyer?s letter that they already had MAVERICK police officers have been blamed for intimidating the public protector at her Pretoria office this week ? and demanding a letter that they already had.
...(protecting) those rights under the Constitution. The Institute for Democracy in South Africa s political information and monitoring service...
 
Cops ‘doing damage control’ - Crime & Courts
News Updates South Africa – 05/03/11 08:45 –
Words matched: rights, Idasa
at 07:35am By Graeme Hosken and Sapa Public Protector Thuli Madonsela. Photo: Etienne Creux Maverick police officers have been blamed for intimidating the Public Protector at her Pretoria office this week – and demanding a copy of a letter that the police already had.
...citizens and Chapter Nine institutions mandated to protect those rights under the constitution. Idasa s political information and monitoring ...

Cops ‘doing damage control’
IOL – 05/03/11 07:35 –
1 other source (Isolezwe)
Words matched: rights, Idasa
Maverick police officers have been blamed for intimidating the Public Protector at her Pretoria office this week – and demanding a copy of a letter that the police already had.
...citizens and Chapter Nine institutions mandated to protect those rights under the constitution. Idasa s political information and monitoring ...

Cops ‘doing damage control???
Independent on Saturday – 05/03/11 07:35 –
Words matched: rights, Idasa
Maverick police officers have been blamed for intimidating the Public Protector at her Pretoria office this week – and demanding a copy of a letter that the police already had.
...citizens and Chapter Nine institutions mandated to protect those rights under the constitution. Idasa s political information and monitoring ...

Libya…teetering on the brink
Money Web – 04/03/11 19:28 –
Words matched: democracy, Idasa
International leaders face some tough calls.
...rights, reform and an end to autocratic dispensations, says Ivor Jenkins of democracy think-tank, Idasa. All around there s pressure to act .

Mthethwa wants raid probe
News Updates South Africa – 04/03/11 15:32 –
Words matched: Democratic, Idasa
2:31 PM By Sapa Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has asked National Police Commissioner Bheki Cele to investigate a controversial visit by two policemen to the public protector's office, Mthethwa's spokesman said.
...Africa, LSSA, Independent Complaints Directorate On Friday, Opposition , Christian Democratic Party, Police Union, Idasa, Cassius Lubisi, Cat, Mafia ,

Under fire cabinet closes ranks
IOL – 06/03/11 11:33 –
Words matched: Judith February, Idasa
The government is under fire for its plan to meet Public Protector Thuli Madonsela to discuss her bombshell findings on the SAPS headquarters lease – this after its assurance that nothing would be “swept under the carpet”.
...sidebar) demanded an unequivocal political response, which had not happened, said Idasa s Judith February. Thus far, it is safe to say that the...
 
Cops ‘doing damage control’ - Crime & Courts
News Updates South Africa – 05/03/11 08:45 –
Words matched: Judith February, Idasa
at 07:35am By Graeme Hosken and Sapa Public Protector Thuli Madonsela. Photo: Etienne Creux Maverick police officers have been blamed for intimidating the Public Protector at her Pretoria office this week – and demanding a copy of a letter that the police already had.
...institutions mandated to protect those rights under the constitution . Idasa s political information and monitoring service head, Judith February,

Cops ‘doing damage control’
IOL – 05/03/11 07:35 –
1 other source (Isolezwe)
Words matched: Judith February, Idasa
Maverick police officers have been blamed for intimidating the Public Protector at her Pretoria office this week – and demanding a copy of a letter that the police already had.
...institutions mandated to protect those rights under the constitution . Idasa s political information and monitoring service head, Judith February,

Cops ‘doing damage control???
Independent on Saturday – 05/03/11 07:35 –
Words matched: Judith February, Idasa
Maverick police officers have been blamed for intimidating the Public Protector at her Pretoria office this week – and demanding a copy of a letter that the police already had.
...institutions mandated to protect those rights under the constitution . Idasa s political information and monitoring service head, Judith February,

Libya…teetering on the brink
Money Web – 04/03/11 19:28 –
Words matched: Ivor Jenkins, Idasa
International leaders face some tough calls.
...for human rights, reform and an end to autocratic dispensations, says Ivor Jenkins of democracy think-tank, Idasa. All around there s pressure...

BULLYING POLICE TACTICS EXPOSED
Security – 05/03/11 12:29 –
Words matched: political information and monitoring service, Judith February, Institute for Democracy
Officers demanded lawyer?s letter that they already had MAVERICK police officers have been blamed for intimidating the public protector at her Pretoria office this week ? and demanding a letter that they already had.
...(protecting) those rights under the Constitution. The Institute for Democracy in South Africa s political information and monitoring service...

Cops ‘doing damage control???
Independent on Saturday – 05/03/11 07:35 –
Words matched: political information and monitoring service, Judith February, Idasa
Maverick police officers have been blamed for intimidating the Public Protector at her Pretoria office this week – and demanding a copy of a letter that the police already had.
...institutions mandated to protect those rights under the constitution . Idasa s political information and monitoring service head , Judith February,

Citizens come of age
News Updates South Africa – 03/03/11 18:21 –
1 other source (Polity)
Words matched: IDASA, Democracy, Idasa
Updated 1 hour 54 minutes ago IDASA Article by: Idasa, an African Democracy Institute I have to admit that the Wikileaks saga distracted me. I thought 2011 would be the year that access to information and freedom of the press pundits would fight it out with state supremacy wonks.
Citizens come of age Updated 1 hour 54 minutes ago IDASA Article by: Idasa, an African Democracy Institute I have to admit that the Wikileaks ...

Title: Idasa hopeful about Budget, warns of debt servicing
SA Daily News 24 – 24/02/11 16:02
Words matched: Institute for Democracy in SA, Democracy, Idasa
-------------------- By Nthambeleni Gabara Pretoria - The Institute for Democracy in SA (Idasa) has reacted to the 2011 Budget with cautious optimism,
...-------------------- By Nthambeleni Gabara Pretoria - The Institute for Democracy in SA (Idasa) has reacted to the 2011 Budget with cautious optimism ,

South Africa: Idasa Hopeful About Budget, Warns of Debt Servicing
AllAfrica.com (Congo-Kinshasa) – 24/02/11 15:53
Words matched: Institute for Democracy in SA, Democracy, South Africa, Idasa
Pretoria — The Institute for Democracy in SA (Idasa) has reacted to the 2011 Budget with cautious optimism, but has warned that debt servicing is by far
South Africa: Idasa Hopeful About Budget, Warns of Debt Servicing Pretoria The Institute for Democracy in SA (Idasa) has reacted to the 2011...

Citizens Come of Age
AllAfrica.com – 23/02/11 05:21

Idasa Hopeful About Budget, Warns of Debt Servicing
TMCnet.com – 25/02/11 05:53
Words matched: Institute for Democracy in SA, Democracy, Idasa
Pretoria, Feb 24, 2011 (BuaNews/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- The Institute for Democracy in SA (Idasa) has reacted to the 2011 Budget with cautious
...24, 2011 (BuaNews/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- The Institute for Democracy in SA (Idasa) has reacted to the 2011 Budget with cautious...

Title: Idasa hopeful about Budget, warns of debt servicing
News Updates South Africa – 24/02/11 18:46
Words matched: Institute for Democracy in SA, Democracy, Idasa
-------------------- By Nthambeleni Gabara Pretoria - The Institute for Democracy in SA (Idasa) has reacted to the 2011 Budget with cautious optimism,
...-------------------- By Nthambeleni Gabara Pretoria - The Institute for Democracy in SA (Idasa) has reacted to the 2011 Budget with cautious optimism ,

South Africa: Idasa hopeful about Budget, warns of debt servicing
7thSpace – 24/02/11 18:32
Words matched: Institute for Democracy in SA, Democracy, South Africa, Idasa
Compiled by the Government Communication and Information System Date: 24 Feb 2011 Title: Idasa hopeful about Budget, warns of debt servicing -------------------- By
South Africa: Idasa hopeful about Budget, warns of debt servicing Compiled by the Government Communication and Information System Date: 24 Feb...

Idasa voices cautious optimism on Budget
IOL – 23/02/11 23:48
1 other source (Independent on Saturday)
Words matched: South Africa, Democracy, Institute for Democracy in South Africa, Idasa
Johannesburg - The Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa) greeted the 2011/2012 Budget with “
Idasa voices cautious optimism on Budget Johannesburg - The Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa) greeted the 2011/2012 Budget with...

Title: Business, economists welcome 2011 Budget
News Updates South Africa – 23/02/11 20:13
Words matched: South Africa, Idasa
Pretoria - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's 2011 budget has been well received, given the little room there was for flexibility. "There was little room
Masego Lehihi, SACCI, Political Information And Monitoring Service, Business Unity South Africa, MTBPS, Len Verwey, Budget Unit Of Idasa, R120 ,

South Africa: Business, Economists Welcome 2011 Budget
AllAfrica.com (FR) – 23/02/11 05:21
Words matched: South Africa, Idasa
Pretoria — Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's 2011 budget has been well received, given the little room there was for flexibility. "There was little room
...will be a challenge," said Choeu. Relevant Links Southern Africa South Africa Manager of the Budget Unit of Idasa's Political Information and...

Idasa voices cautious optimism on Budget
Independent on Saturday – 23/02/11 23:48
Words matched: Political Information and Monitoring Service, Idasa
Johannesburg - The Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa) greeted the 2011/2012 Budget with “
...regarding higher and more inclusive growth are to be realised. Idasa's Political Information and Monitoring Service budget unit manager Len Verwey...

South Africa: Business, economists welcome 2011 Budget
7thSpace – 23/02/11 20:48
Words matched: Political Information and Monitoring Service, Idasa
Compiled by the Government Communication and Information System Date: 23 Feb 2011 Title: Business, economists welcome 2011 Budget Pretoria - Finance
...will be a challenge," said Choeu. Manager of the Budget Unit of Idasa 's Political Information and Monitoring Service, Len Verwey , said: "The...
 
0526coza (0526.co.za):Business News: Idasa voices cautious optimism on Budget - The Institute for Democracy in South Africa has greeted Fi... http://ow.ly/1btpzP
http://twitter.com/0526coza/statuses/40572260087644160 – 24/02/11 02:42

QuatFin (Quattro):Business News: Idasa voices cautious optimism on Budget - The Institute for Democracy in South Africa has greeted Fi... http://ow.ly/1btpzT
http://twitter.com/QuatFin/statuses/40572259420733440 – 24/02/11 02:42
 
business4me (Business 4 Me):Business News: Idasa voices cautious optimism on Budget - The Institute for Democracy in South Africa has greeted Fi... http://ow.ly/1btpzR
http://twitter.com/business4me/statuses/40572259412221952 – 24/02/11 02:42

State undermines its own jobs pledge
Fin24
They also, says Idasa's Judith February, point to the right political spot Zuma finds himself in as he navigates between factions in the alliance to secure ...

MXit encourages youth to vote
Independent Online
The initiative, called smrtCitizen (pronounced Smart Citizen) , was launched by IDASA (Institute for Democracy in Africa) and ODAC (Open Democracy Advice...
 
Alexandra Anti-Xenophobia Road Show-Saturday,26 February 2011
The Zimbabwean
Following the successful workshop organised by the Zimbabwe Exiles Forum (ZEF) on 3rd December 2010 at IDASA in Pretoria, ZEF intends to hold follow-up...
 
Making life easier for the disabled, elderly, and children
WebWire
IDASA, TESA's engineering division, works on the correct application of fittings in high-traffic buildings. One area with higher activity rates is the...
 
Mantashe: Jobs before decent work
Fin24
... in Cape Town in the first of a series of dialogues entitled "Building Democratic Societies" hosted by Idasa. "Let's get as many people as we can jobs....
 
State undermines its own jobs pledge
Fin24
They also, says Idasa's Judith February, point to the right political spot Zuma finds himself in as he navigates between factions in the alliance to secure...
 
SA's developmental state: The road to destruction or jobs?
Moneyweb.co.za
The debate on labour spilled over into an Idasa seminar this week. City Press editor, Ferial Haffajee, was also reticent about the pending labour...
 
Can Fransman win over the coloured vote?
Business Day
Idasa political analyst Justin Sylvester says the ANC believes that it lost the City of Cape Town and the province because it marginalised coloured voters....

State undermines its own jobs pledge
Fin24.com – 21/02/11 11:14
Words matched: Judith February, Idasa
| Telkom may tap Vodacom exec as CEO Feb 21 2011 06:47 Telkom may pick a Vodacom Group executive as its next chief, according to a newspaper. Don’
...political power plays in the ANC and its alliance. They also, says Idasa's Judith February, point to the right political spot Zuma finds himself in...

Can Fransman win over the coloured vote?
Howzit Msn – 18/02/11 13:05
1 other source (Absa)
Words matched: Justin Sylvester, Idasa
Residents of Cape Town’s suburbs of Athlone and Mitchells Plain have mixed feelings about Marius Fransman's ability to tackle issues affecting communities.
...for them, same applies to a coloured or white person." Idasa political analyst Justin Sylvester says the ANC believes that it lost the City of...

Chaos nach Museveni-Sieg? (Chaos after Museveni win?)
Wiener Zeitung – 17/02/11 18:55
Words matched: Demokratie, Idasa
Langzeitregent vor der Wiederwahl. Vom Weinviertel aus zur Macht. Kapstadt/Kampala. Nach 25 Jahren an der Macht ist es für Yoweri Museveni noch nicht
...könnte", erklärt Stefan Gilbert, politischer Analyst des Instituts für Demokratie in Afrika (Idasa) in Pretoria. Der aus einer Bauernfamilie ...

Can Fransman win over the coloured vote?
Business Day – 18/02/11 07:14
Words matched: Justin Sylvester, Idasa
Communities have mixed feelings about new ANC Cape leader, writes Bekezela Phakathi
...for them, same applies to a coloured or white person." Idasa political analyst Justin Sylvester says the ANC believes that it lost the City of...

Daily podcast – February 16, 2011
Polity – 16/02/11 12:56
Words matched: Democratic, Idasa
Tweet Wednesday February 16, 2011 From Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’
he said in the first of a series of dialogues entitled Building Democratic Societies hosted by Idasa. Mantashe said that there was "no clarity ...

Jobs before decent work: Mantashe
Howzit Msn – 16/02/11 12:20
Words matched: Democratic, Idasa
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe reiterated on Tuesday that job creation should be the government's main aim while letting the quest for decent work
...said in Cape Town in the first of a series of dialogues entitled "Building Democratic Societies" hosted by Idasa. "Let's get as many people as...

Jobs before decent work – Mantashe
Engineering News – 16/02/11 10:19
1 other source (Research Channel)
Words matched: Democratic, Idasa
Updated 0 minutes ago African National Congress (ANC) secretary general Gwede Mantashe reiterated on Tuesday that job creation should be the government's
...said in Cape Town in the first of a series of dialogues entitled "Building Democratic Societies" hosted by Idasa. "Let's get as many people as...

Gasland Karoo
News24.com – 16/02/11 09:55
Words matched: Democracy, Idasa
I have seen the future of the Karoo and it looks grim. No, I haven’t turned clairvoyant overnight, but I did just watch Gasland, the Oscar-nominated
...PhD in geochemistry and manages Lobby Books, the independent book shop at Idasa's Cape Town Democracy Centre. Follow him on Twitter: @Andreas_Spath ...

Jobs before decent work: Mantashe - Newswatch - East Coast Radio
East Coast Radio – 16/02/11 07:31
Words matched: Democratic, Idasa
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has reiteratedthat job creation should be the government's main aim, while letting the quest for decent work conditions
...Town yesterday, in the first of a series of dialogues entitled "Building Democratic Societies" hosted by Idasa. "Let's get as many people as...

DA welcomes govt's prioritisation of job creation
SABC News – 16/02/11 06:50
Words matched: Democracy, Idasa
Democratic Alliance (DA) Parliamentary leader Athol Trollip says he was satisfied that the lack of jobs and job creation was prioritised in last week's
...Address by President Jacob Zuma. Trollip was speaking at the Institute for Democracy in Africa's (Idasa) dialogue series which discussed the State...

Jobs should be our main aim Mantashe -
News Updates South Africa – 16/02/11 02:22
Words matched: South Africa, Democratic, Idasa
at 12:52am Cape Town - African National Congress secretary general Gwede Mantashe on Tuesday reiterated that job creation should be the government's
...said in Cape Town in the first of a series of dialogues entitled Building Democratic Societies hosted by Idasa. Let's get as many people as we...
 
Jobs should be our main aim Mantashe - Politics
SA Daily News 24 – 16/02/11 01:55
Words matched: Democratic, Idasa
at 12:52am Cape Town - African National Congress secretary general Gwede Mantashe on Tuesday reiterated that job creation should be the government's
...said in Cape Town in the first of a series of dialogues entitled Building Democratic Societies hosted by Idasa. Let's get as many people as we...
 
Jobs should be our main aim - Mantashe
IOL – 16/02/11 00:52
Words matched: Democratic, Idasa
Cape Town - African National Congress secretary general Gwede Mantashe on Tuesday reiterated that job creation should be the government's main aim while
...said in Cape Town in the first of a series of dialogues entitled Building Democratic Societies hosted by Idasa. Let's get as many people as we...

Mantashe: Jobs before decent work
McGregor BFA – 15/02/11 21:54
1 other source (Fin24.com)
Words matched: Democratic, Idasa
Cape Town - ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe reiterated on Tuesday that job creation should be the government's main aim while letting the quest for
...said in Cape Town in the first of a series of dialogues entitled "Building Democratic Societies" hosted by Idasa. "Let's get as many people as...

DA welcomes govt's prioritisation of job creation
SABC News – 16/02/11 06:50
Words matched: Democracy, Idasa
Democratic Alliance (DA) Parliamentary leader Athol Trollip says he was satisfied that the lack of jobs and job creation was prioritised in last week's
...Address by President Jacob Zuma. Trollip was speaking at the Institute for Democracy in Africa's (Idasa) dialogue series which discussed the State...

Mantashe: Jobs before decent work
McGregor BFA – 15/02/11 21:54
Words matched: South Africa, Democratic, Idasa
Cape Town - ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe reiterated on Tuesday that job creation should be the government's main aim while letting the quest for
...said in Cape Town in the first of a series of dialogues entitled "Building Democratic Societies" hosted by Idasa. "Let's get as many people as...

Linsey_Dyer (Linsey Dyer):Idasa - Institute for Democracy in Africa - Resources http://lnkd.in/eWqMWw
http://twitter.com/Linsey_Dyer/statuses/37578587863257088 – 15/02/11 20:26

Jobs pressure mounts as Zuma addresses nation
Mail & Guardian Online
"The situation of unemployment and inequality in South Africa is completely unsustainable," said analyst Judith February of the Institute for Democracy in ...
 
Mayor's fund-raising on council letterhead raises questions
Legalbrief
The separation of party and state is taken up in a Cape Times report by Judith February who writes: 'The real question to be asked about Mayor Christopher ...

Right2Know pumps up the volume
Mail & Guardian Online
... Sithembile Mbete from Idasa, Siphiwe Segodi and Jayshree Pather from the Freedom of Expression Institute, Quinton Kippen from the Democracy Development ...
 
Promises broken, promises kept
Mail & Guardian Online
But as Justin Sylvester, a political researcher at Idasa points out, it is still not clear how the key institutions and policies meant to devise and drive ...
 
Cosatu mulls asking Zille to resign over 'stadium building corruption'
Business Day
Idasa political analyst Justin Sylvester said although there was nothing wrong with Cosatu calling for a forensic audit, the whole issue had been ...
 
Winds of change blow through the Middle East
BuaNews Online
Another analyst, Oupa Makhalemele, who is with the Institute for Democracy in Africa (Idasa), says the fact that Mubarak is not voluntarily stepping down ...
 
ALISON TILLEY and SITHEMBILE MBETE: Campaign against secrecy is ...
Business Day
... ability to deliver on their election promises. - Tilley is Executive Director at the Open Democracy Advice Centre. Mbete is a political researcher at Idasa.

MXit encourages youngsters to vote
IT Online – 14/02/11 11:47
Words matched: IDASA, Democracy, democracy
IDASA (Institute for Democracy in Africa) and ODAC (Open Democracy Advice Centre) have launched an initiative to equip young South Africans to vote and
MXit encourages youngsters to vote IDASA (Institute for Democracy in Africa) and ODAC (Open Democracy Advice Centre) have launched an initiative ...

'Leierskap en betrokkenheid is wat ons nou nodig het'
Die Burger – 10/02/11 05:13
Words matched: Demokrasie, Idasa, Instituut vir Demokrasie
Kaapstad - Pres. Jacob Zuma lewer vanaand sy derde staatsrede sedert hy as staatshoof beëdig is en werkskepping sal waarskynlik sy toespraak oorheers. Die
...aangestel te word en nie weggedryf word nie. Me. Judith February, Instituut vir Demokrasie in Suid-Afrika (Idasa): Geen nuwe taakspanne , kommissies ,

Cosatu mulls asking Zille to resign over ‘stadium building corruption’
Business Day – 10/02/11 06:11
Words matched: Justin Sylvester, Idasa
Cosatu considers asking DA leader to step down as Western Cape Premiere, pending an investigation.
...of which involve World Cup infrastructure such as stadiums. Idasa political analyst Justin Sylvester said although there was nothing wrong with...

Does Zuma have that ‘vision thing’?
Business Day
Judith February - WHEN President Jacob Zuma delivered his state of the nation address last year, it was his first in a year that, by late January, was already threatening to turn into his own annus horribilis.

My month without plastic. Fail.
News24.com – 09/02/11 07:10
Words matched: Democracy, Idasa
Inspired by the folks at Rodale.com, February was going to be my plastic-free month. Epic failure ensued approximately three minutes into Day 1 as I sleepily
...PhD in geochemistry and manages Lobby Books, the independent book shop at Idasa s Cape Town Democracy Centre. Follow him on Twitter: @Andreas_Spath ...

S.African Twitter users tell Zuma they want jobs
Star Africa – 08/02/11 19:16
14 other sources (Brisbane Times News, Yahoo! Asia News, ...)
Words matched: Institute for Democracy in South Africa
South African President Jacob Zuma will on Thursday address the nation after asking for input from users of Twitter and Facebook who told him they want
...real changes on the ground," said spokesman Patrick Craven. Institute for Democracy in South Africa analyst Justin Sylvester said Zuma needed to...
 
Zuma to take centre stage
Business In Africa – 08/02/11 03:48
Words matched: Institute for Democracy in South Africa
South African President Jacob Zuma will on Thursday address the nation after asking for input from users of Twitter and Facebook who told him they want
...Patrick Craven. Speak plainly and clearly to the challenges Institute for Democracy in South Africa analyst Justin Sylvester said Zuma needed

Compatriots tell Zuma to fight graft, create jobs
Gulf Times – 07/02/11 23:22
Words matched: Institute for Democracy in South Africa
AFP/Pretoria South African President Jacob Zuma will today address the nation after asking for input from users of Twitter and Facebook who told him
...real changes on the ground, said spokesman Patrick Craven. Institute for Democracy in South Africa analyst Justin Sylvester said Zuma needed...
 
TendaiJoe (Tendai Sean Joe):Democracy is enhanced here (@ IDASA) http://4sq.com/ey1nwa
http://twitter.com/TendaiJoe – 08/02/11 09:07

Time to halt the slide, says analyst
Legalbrief
Richard Calland argues in a Mail & Guardian Online column that 2011 may be the year in which SA faces its 'TRC moment' on the corruption front. ...

"Extortion" mayor crossed the line: IDASA
Times LIVE
He said they were an Idasa welcomed a statement by ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe that it was wrong to use a municipal letterhead to ask for donations ...
 
ANC mayor 'crossed line'
iAfrica.com
Idasa welcomed a statement by ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe that it was wrong to use a municipal letterhead to ask for donations, ...
 
Loaded letters raise concern in an election year
Moneyweb.co.za
Idasa is keen to rejuvenate its long-running campaign to regulate the private ... Five years ago, Idasa brought a case against the country's four-largest ...
 
Photos and a Poem from the Cape Town Launch of Kobus Moolman's ...
BOOK Southern Africa
An intimate gathering of poetry lovers joined him at IDASA's Lobby Books. Robert Berold, introducing the poet, remarked on Moolman's imagistic depth and his ...

Zuma to focus on jobs, graft, delivery
News24
Institute for Democracy in South Africa analyst Justin Sylvester said Zuma needed to address accountability, citing corruption and local service delivery ...

The Globe Newspaper :SA MAYOR ADMITS USING PUBLIC OFFICE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE ANC
http://theglobenewspaper.blogspot.com/2011/02/sa-mayor-admits-using-public-office-to.html – 02/02/11 15:33  
 
idasa:Panel Discussion: The State of the Nation
http://democracycentre.wordpress.com/2011/02/02/panel-discussion-the-state-of-the-nation/ – 02/02/11 08:59
 
The Globe Newspaper :SA MAYOR ADMITS USING PUBLIC OFFICE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE ANC
http://theglobenewspaper.blogspot.com/2011/02/sa-mayor-admits-using-public-office-to.html – 02/02/11 15:33

"Demokratin är här för att stanna" ("Democracy is here to stay")
TCO-tidningen– 01/02/11 11:10
Words matched: demokrati, IDASA
Demokratin i Sydafrika är vunnen, den är stark och den skyddas av medborgarna. Det är radiojournalisten Shepi Mati övertygad om. Det är sämre ställt med
...i Kapstadens gamla stadskärna. Shepi Mati arbetar på Institutet för demokrati i Afrika, IDASA. En välrenommerad institution med verksamhet i...

Shepi Mati over a statue of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Photo: Lars Nyman

Idasa and Twitter

timesSAguardian (timesSAguardian News): Talk2 Us: See it here. 27 Jan 2011 www.timeslive.co.za Institute 4 Democracy, Idasa, has taken a crack @ j #SouthAfrica: http://bit.ly/gKmbVk
http://twitter.com/timesSAguardian/statuses/32343164119416833 – 01/02/11 09:43

Information Bill deadline in March
Security – 29/01/11 12:04
Words matched: Institute for Democracy in South Africa
PARLIAMENT - Speaker Max Sisulu on Friday extended the lifespan of the committee drafting the Protection of Information Bill by two months after a deadline
...power to classify information. In a submission this week the Institute for Democracy in South Africa argued this meant 1001 entities could file...

Zoo, theatre could classify secrets
Security – 29/01/11 00:24
Words matched: Democracy, Idasa
CAPE Town?s Artscape theatre and the Johannesburg Zoo are among the 1 001 institutions considered to be organs of state which would therefore be allowed
...passed in its current form. This is according to the Institute for Democracy in Africa (Idasa), which yesterday submitted a list of institutions...

Info bill deadline extended to March
News Updates South Africa – 28/01/11 20:23
1 other source (Sun Times)
Words matched: Institute For Democracy in South Africa
3:19 PM By Sapa Speaker Max Sisulu has extended the lifespan of the committee drafting the Protection of Information Bill by two months after a deadline
...power to classify information. In a submission this week the Institute For Democracy in South Africa argued this meant 1001 entities could file...

Info bill deadline extended
News24.com – 28/01/11 17:04
Words matched: Institute for Democracy in South Africa
New information bill changes MPS battle to harmonise information laws Parliament - Speaker Max Sisulu on Friday extended the lifespan of the committee
...the power to classify information. In a submission this week the Institute for Democracy in South Africa argued this meant 1 001 entities could...
 
Info Bill deadline moved
Telekon Internet – 28/01/11 15:59
1 other source (iafrica.com)
Words matched: Institute for Democracy in South Africa
Speaker Max Sisulu on Friday extended the lifespan of the committee drafting the Protection of Information Bill by two months after a deadline to report
...power to classify information. In a submission this week the Institute for Democracy in South Africa argued this meant 1001 entities could file...
 
Info Bill deadline in March
My Broadband – 28/01/11 15:33
Words matched: Institute for Democracy in South Africa
Speaker Max Sisulu on Friday extended the lifespan of the committee drafting the Protection of Information Bill by two months after a deadline to report
...power to classify information. In a submission this week the Institute for Democracy in South Africa argued this meant 1001 entities could file...
 
Info Bill deadline extended to March
Sun Times – 28/01/11 15:20
Words matched: Institute for Democracy in South Africa
| By Sapa Speaker Max Sisulu on Friday extended the lifespan of the committee drafting the Protection of Information Bill by two months after a deadline
...power to classify information. In a submission this week the Institute for Democracy in South Africa argued this meant 1001 entities could file...
 
Zimbabwe: Public Opinion Report
AllAfrica.com (FR) – 26/01/11 17:29
Words matched: South Africa, Democracy, Institute for Democracy in South Africa, Idasa
No one knows whether there will be an election in Zimbabwe this year, or under what conditions. But public opinion polls show that the majority of Zimbabweans
...provided by the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa), and the Institute for Empirical...
 
Info bill deadline extended to March
Sun Times – 28/01/11 15:32
Words matched: Institute for Democracy in South Africa
| By Sapa Speaker Max Sisulu has extended the lifespan of the committee drafting the Protection of Information Bill by two months after a deadline to
...power to classify information. In a submission this week the Institute for Democracy in South Africa argued this meant 1001 entities could file...
 
Secrecy Bill deadline to be extended again
Legalbrief – 28/01/11 08:58
Words matched: Institute for Democracy in SA
The ANC will request that work on the contentious Protection of Information Bill be allowed to continue in coming days, though the lifespan of the committee
...narrowed to matters of national security. Full report in The Citizen The Institute for Democracy in SA has issued a list of the 1 001 state organs...
 
Zimbabwe: Public Opinion Report
AllAfrica.com (FR) – 26/01/11 17:29
Words matched: South Africa, Democracy, Institute for Democracy in South Africa, Democratic, Idasa
No one knows whether there will be an election in Zimbabwe this year, or under what conditions. But public opinion polls show that the majority of Zimbabweans
...from 20 African countries. Coordination is provided by the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), the Institute for Democracy in South...