03 May 2012Idasa publishes its first Democracy Index for Botswana: ‘Unfinished Business: democracy in Namibia.' It provides an important analysis of the status of Namibia’s democracy based on a sound methodology. The report ...

03 May 2012In an interview with SABC's Interface program of 15 April Idasa Executive Director Paul Graham speaks of the challenges to political leadership in South Africa. To see the interview in ...

02 May 2012Idasa publishes its first Democracy Index for Botswana: ‘A Fine Balance: Assessing the Quality of Governance in Botswana’. It provides an important analysis of the status of Botswana’s democracy based ...

26 Apr 2012The Afrobarometer survey conducted in South Africa towards the end of 2011 provides interesting insights into the charachteristics of South African citizens and their percpetions of society and the country's democracy. ...

20 Apr 2012Idasa's Sito project looks at what is happening in Madagascar as the country moves towards inevitbale elections. As a member of SADC, Madagascar was a signatory to these benchmark principles, and therefore ...

16 Apr 2012Idasa's Sito project looks at what is happening in Zimbabwe as the country moves towards inevitbale elections.   As a member of SADC, Zimbabwe was a signatory to these benchmark ...

29 Mar 2012Idasa's Sito project looks at what is happening in Zimbabwe as the country moves towards inevitbale elections. As a member of SADC, Zimbabwe was a signatory to these benchmark principles, ...

27 Mar 2012Idasa's Sito project looks at what's happening in Zimbabwe as it moves towards inevitable elections. Please download the full report below.

28 Feb 2012Idasa's Right to Know, Right to Education Project publishes a Toolkit for School Budgeting and Budgeting Processes.

21 Feb 2012Judith February provides her views on political party funding in South Africa in this opinion piece written on the 20th of February 2012. Idasa hosted a panel discussion on party ...

20 Feb 2012Idasa's Sito project looks at what's happening in Zimbabwe as it moves towards inevitable elections. Please download the full report below.

01 Feb 2012Idasa’s Economic Governance Programme (EGP) has examined South Africa’s Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) in the light of calls to amend it but finds that the Act’s implementation has had ...

07 Dec 2011This publication seeks to provide a gender analysis of Zimbabwe’s Global Political Agreement from the perspective of the participation of women in peace building and conflict resolution, and how peace ...

06 Dec 2011Idasa’s States in Transition Observatory (SITO) facilitated a diplomatic briefing where representatives of Swaziland’s Civil Society Convention discussed their objectives and plans.

02 Dec 2011On World Aids Day Idasa calls on African countries to find innovative ways of funding HIV and AIDS responses from domestic resources as a matter of urgency. For more information ...

02 Dec 2011Idasa, together with Civics, Odac, the R2K Campaign and several other organisations make a submission to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review on human rights in South Africa. For more ...

30 Nov 2011By Nic Dawes, Judith February and Zackie Achmat Defenders of freedom in South Africa are deeply worried these days. The health of one of the world’s most celebrated democracies, which ...

28 Nov 2011This baseline election watch, by Idasa’s States in Transition Observatory (SITO), measures Madagascar’s electoral environment according to the SADC guidelines governing democratic elections.

28 Nov 2011Country Synopsis Madagascar was declared an autonomous state within the French community in 1958 and gained full independence in 1960. A history of successive government takeovers and sporadic violence has ...

25 Nov 2011Dar es Salaam, Tanzania                    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETo ensure the sustainability of HIV and AIDS programmes in times of global economic woes, African countries need to focus ...

24 Nov 2011IDASA Governance & AIDS ForumDar-es-Salaam, 23 November 2011AFRICAN TAX ADMINISTRATION FORUM (ATAF)Can most African countries do away with Aid relatively soon? On average in the region, approx. USD 441 of ...

24 Nov 2011Please note that this publication is in French ParGervais NDUWIMANA,Chercheur Senior, IDECgnduwimana@idecburundi.orgForum sur la Gouvernance et le VIH/SIDA, Tanzanie, 22-24 Novembre 2011 Plan de la présentation Objectifs de l’Etude Situation ...

24 Nov 2011Infection rates have remained high at around 14%, although they peaked in the 1990s at 16% We are among the countries in the region with the smallest prevalence drop between ...

24 Nov 2011By Riichard Kiibombo and Sam KayabweMISR Provision of HIV Services remains heavily dependent on donor funding (who sometimes dictate the HIV agenda) Government financing is focussing largely on treatment (and ...

24 Nov 2011John B.. Mugiisa MD, MPHCOUNTRY DIIRECTOR – AMIICAALL,, UGANDA CHAPTERPresentation Outline Introduction to political decentralization and HIV response Advantages of political decentralization in scaling up the national HIV response HIV ...

24 Nov 2011The key objectives of the Third Governance and AIDS Forum hence are: To use empirical evidence as a basis for promoting homegrown solutions in the governance of the HIV and ...

24 Nov 2011Stigma and discrimination has an impact on the functionality of the local government leadership. Majority FGDs had the perception that HIV+ leaders would fail the community in service delivery. Anticipation ...

24 Nov 2011Stella Neema, PhDPaul Bukuluki, PhDMoses Mukundane, MSCMakerere Institute of Social ResearchPresentation Outline Study Objectives and Rationale Background Methodology Findings Conclusion Recommendations Download the full presentation for more information.

24 Nov 2011Presented by Naita HishoonoLead Researcher:Justine HunterAssistant Researchers:Naita Hishoono and Naomi KistingAim and objective of the studyStudy investigated the extent to which HIV/AIDS may contribute to fragility in local government structures ...

24 Nov 2011With elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo set to go ahead on 28 November 2011, Idasa’s States in Transition Observatory (SITO) measures the country’s electoral environment according to SADC ...

24 Nov 2011Joana N. GuoISODECStudy Objectives and Rationale Descriptive Exploratory Study that aims to Examine the relationship between HIV and AIDS and fragility in Local Government structures in Ghana, To create a ...

24 Nov 2011Margaret JobitaCountry Director, AMICAALL KenyaThe institution of Local Government may currently appear fragile, but it remains the key player in HIV Response given the localization of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. To ...

24 Nov 2011Amon Mpofu (M&E Director)National AIDS CouncilVISION for NAC to 2015 Zimbabwe is committed to achieving the vision of zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination, and zero AIDS-related deaths.The National AIDS ...

24 Nov 2011A journalism trainer’s perspectiveWambui Wamunyu,Daystar University, KenyaGovernance and AIDS ForumNov. 24, 2011Outline • Functions of journalism• Shift in thinking• Media context• Development journalism: overview, relevance and sustainability• Participatory approaches• Final ...

24 Nov 2011Institutionalising civic-minded approaches through curriculum developmentGovernance and AIDS ForumDar-es-Salaam, Tanzania24 November 2011This presentation highlights issues on:What the problem wasWhat we got rightFacing the challenges of working with the media Download ...

24 Nov 2011The Governance and AIDS ForumSea Cliff hotel, Dar es SalaamThursdays, 24 November 2011This presentation highlights: Advocacy - decentralization and domestic resource mobilization (DRM) AIDS fatigue – through advocacy keep AIDS ...

24 Nov 2011Presentation By Ken odumbeRegional HIV&AIDS coordinator - Africa ActionaidPRESENTATION OUTLINE• Overview of AIDS Financing• Introduction to RETHINKHIV research project on actionable programme priorities for SSA• Some potential solutions on domestic ...

24 Nov 2011'This is a critical time for Parliamentarians to be more engaged in the response to HIV and AIDS. The commitments made to respond to the pandemic at various levels form ...

23 Nov 2011In this paper, Nancy Dubosse and Richard Calland argue that there is an urgent need to bring strategic and administrative coherence to the multiple sources of climate finance, and to ...

23 Nov 2011Idasa’s Economic Governance Programme reports on its September 2011 training workshops.