14 May 2012The purpose of the 2012 South African Budget Guide and Dictionary is to provide an accurate description of the South African budget system so as to enhance the ability of ...

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 ...

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 ...

17 Apr 2012Idasa would like to invite participants from Civil Society organisations in South Africa to a course on Economic Policy Literacy. The course will be held from the 14th to the ...

10 Apr 2012Idasa issues a statement raising concerns about the continued rebellion in the North of the country and declaring its optimism about the African led drive to re-install a civilian government ...

22 Feb 2012Bryan Sims, political analyst with Idasa's States in Transition Observatory, provides an insightful appeal for inclusiveness in the new government in Liberia in order to ensure stability and avert renewd ...

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 ...

31 Jan 2012The African Democracy Forum (ADF) and the Africa Democracy Institute (IDASA) would like to congratulate the African Union and the 15 Member States who have ratified the African Charter on ...

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 ...

07 Nov 2011Idasa’s SITO project looks at what’s happening in Zimbabwe as it heads towards inevitable elections. Download the full report below.

13 Oct 2011Idasa’s SITO project looks at what’s happening in Zimbabwe as it heads towards inevitable elections. Download the full report below.

23 Sep 2011For immediate releaseRight to Know Day Press ReleaseOn International Right to Know Day - 28 September - the Institute for Democracy in Africa (Idasa) emphasises the importance of making information ...

14 Sep 201113 September 2011Uganda, Kampala Good leadership is more important than a leader’s HIV status. Preliminary findings from a study conducted in Uganda by the Makerere Institute for Social Research (MISR) ...

12 Sep 2011The August conference organised by Idasa’s Economic Governance Programme was the first in a series of seminars aimed at promoting citizen participation and smallholder farmer engagement with discussions on climate ...

07 Sep 2011Vailet Kowayi of Idasa’s Governance and AIDS Programme looks at the implications of Malawi’s crisis for poverty reduction and AIDS relief. Download the full report for more information.

06 Sep 2011Idasa's States in Transition Observatory (SITO) keeps its eye on Zimbabwe as it heads towards inevitable elections. Download the full election watch for more information.

19 Aug 2011Some say Africa has a long history of its own understanding of human rights and brings important nuances to the debate. They are up against an academic viewpoint that claims ...

19 Aug 2011Five advocacy groups emphasise the need for breaking the deadlock between Zimbabwe’s political parties over the details of a Road Map towards elections. Research and Advocacy UnitSAPESSolidarity Peace TrustZimbabwe Human ...

12 Aug 2011South Africa’s proposed Protection of Information Bill, now back with the adhoc parliamentary committee for redrafting, is chillingly similar to Zimbabwe’s Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, warns ...

07 Jul 2011Idasa’s SITO project keeps watch on developments in Zimbabwe, as it heads towards inevitable elections.

26 Jun 2011As Zimbabwe’s political arrangement continues to be tested and in the wake of a strong SADC stand in Livingstone, this briefing focuses on Zimbabwean reactions to the emerging regional dynamics ...

26 Jun 2011In Zimbabwe, land is a highly emotive and political issue, one that has been seriously abused. Zanu PF has politicised and racialised the land issue with its “Land is the ...

15 Jun 2011The MENA region’s dismal performance on the International Budget Partnership and World Bank indices, against the stellar performance on the United Nations’ Human Development Index, points to the critical state ...

15 Jun 201116–18 June 2011Grahamstown, South AfricaThe Governance and AIDS Programme of the Africa Democracy Institute Idasa (Idasa-GAP), in partnership with UNESCO and the Rhodes University School of Journalism and Media Studies, ...

10 Jun 2011Now that the elections have come and gone, citizens throughout the country have a responsibility to make local government work for them. This can be effectively facilitated through sustained engagement ...

08 Jun 2011This paper highlights the opportunities and challenges of civil society budget work, drawing from the experiences and perspectives of the members of the Imali Ye Mwana (SADC Child Budget Network), ...

30 May 2011May 27 2011 at 11:58am By Gary Pienaar and Sithembile Mbete The ad hoc committee on the Protection of Information Bill (the “Secrecy Bill”) entered the final stages of deliberations ...

30 May 2011The DA has mopped up most non-ANC votes but now can it start to win significant numbers of votes from the majority? According to Idasa’s Richard Calland, if it doesn't ...

24 May 2011A look at Liberia This country report examines the political and economic environment in Africa’s oldest republic. Read the full brief below.   Country Synopsis   Liberia is Africa’s oldest ...

22 May 2011Parliaments in sub-Saharan Africa are marginalised institutions with respect to national processes. Nancy Dubosse of Idasa's Economic Governance Programme argues that access to information can help parliamentarians tap into what ...

17 May 2011Country Synopsis         Swaziland is the last remaining absolute monarchy in Africa. The 1973 King’s Proclamation suspended the constitution, assuming all executive powers previously granted to the ...

15 May 2011The South African Parliament is in recess until after the Wednesday government elections and then it’s back to work for our national MPs. Idasa’s Political Information and Monitoring Services (PIMS) ...

15 May 2011Are voters tired of hearing politicians talking sh*t? Judith February of Idasa’s Political Information and Monitoring Service says candidates musn’t think that because people are poor they can be fooled ...

15 May 2011Idasa's Political Information and Monitoring Service Programme (PIMS) has been monitoring vote buying during the run-up to the local government elections and our network of monitors have observed numerous alarming ...

12 May 2011Welcome to the first iLEDA journal! The journal will be sent to our extensive network across the African continent. This network consists of iLEDA training alumni, trainers, partner organisations and ...

10 May 2011As SADC and the three signatories to the Global Political Agreement continue to seek consensus on a "road map" for fresh elections, it is worth noting that Zimbabwe does not ...

10 May 2011This research, conducted in Monrovia and its outskirts with the support of democracy institute Idasa’s Economic Governance Programme for Public Expenditure and Small-Scale Agriculture Project, presents findings on the impact ...