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States in Transition
States in Transition Observatory (SITO) is a research and advocacy unit at Idasa, providing information and analysis about countries in transition or democratic crisis.
Resources
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Democratic Republic of Congo – Election Watch
[Monitoring Tools]20 Oct 2011Idasa’s States in Transition Observatory tracks the DRC’s progress towards or divergence from SADC standards as it heads towards November elections. Download the full report ...
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Zimbabwe Election Watch – September 2011
[Monitoring Tools]13 Oct 2011Idasa’s SITO project looks at what’s happening in Zimbabwe as it heads towards inevitable elections. Download the full report below.
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SITO's Zimbabwe Election Watch, August 2011
[Monitoring Tools]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.
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Zimbabwe Election Watch – July 2011
[Monitoring Tools]24 Aug 2011Idasa’s SITO project looks at what’s happening in Zimbabwe as it heads towards inevitable elections. Download the full report below.
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Election Watch – DRC January-July 2011
[Monitoring Tools]23 Aug 2011Idasa’s SITO project keeps watch on developments in the Democratic Republic of Congo as it heads towards elections expected to be held in November 2011. ...
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Election Watch – Democratic Republic of Congo (baseline)
[Monitoring Tools]23 Aug 2011SITO’s researchers measure the DRC’s electoral environment according to the SADC guidelines governing democratic elections. Download the full report for more information.
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Zimbabwe Election Watch May-June 2011
[Monitoring Tools]07 Jul 2011Idasa’s SITO project keeps watch on developments in Zimbabwe, as it heads towards inevitable elections.
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Watching Zimbabwe January–April 2011
[Monitoring Tools]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 ...
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GNU Watch January 2010
[Monitoring Tools]16 Feb 2011The Zimbabwe GNU Watch provides an overview, month by month, of political developments under the terms set out in the Global Political Agreement (GPA). The ...
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Watching Zimbabwe - December 2010
[Monitoring Tools]20 Jan 2011The Zimbabwe GNU Watch provides an overview, month by month, of political developments under the terms set out in the Global Political Agreement (GPA). The ...
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Watching Zimbabwe
[Monitoring Tools]19 Jan 2011The Zimbabwe GNU Watch provides an overview, month by month, of political developments under the terms set out in the Global Political Agreement (GPA). The ...
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Watching Zimbabwe - November 2010
[Monitoring Tools]09 Dec 2010The Zimbabwe GNU Watch provides an overview, month by month, of political developments under the terms set out in the Global Political Agreement (GPA). The ...
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Watching Zimbabwe - October 2010
[Monitoring Tools]12 Nov 2010The Zimbabwe GNU Watch provides an overview, month by month, of political developments under the terms set out in the Global Political Agreement (GPA). The ...
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Watching Zimbabwe - September 2010
[Monitoring Tools]27 Oct 2010The Zimbabwe GNU Watch provides an overview, month by month, of political developments under the terms set out in the Global Political Agreement (GPA). The ...
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Watching Zimbabwe - August 2010
[Monitoring Tools]23 Sep 2010The Zimbabwe GNU Watch provides an overview, month by month, of political developments under the terms set out in the Global Political Agreement (GPA). The ...
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Watching Zimbabwe - July 2010
[Monitoring Tools]20 Aug 2010The Zimbabwe GNU Watch provides an overview, month by month, of political developments under the terms set out in the Global Political Agreement (GPA). The ...
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Watching Zimbabwe - May/June 2010
[Monitoring Tools]30 Jun 2010 The Zimbabwe GNU Watch provides an overview, month by month, of political developments under the terms set out in the Global Political Agreement (GPA). The ...
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Zimbabwe GNU Watch - April 2010
[Monitoring Tools]14 May 2010The Zimbabwe GNU Watch provides an overview, month by month, of political developments under the terms set out in the Global Political Agreement (GPA). The ...
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Zimbabwe GNU Watch - March 2010
[Monitoring Tools]14 Apr 2010The Zimbabwe GNU Watch provides an overview, month by month, of political developments under the terms set out in the Global Political Agreement (GPA). The ...
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GNU Watch - A Year in Review
[Monitoring Tools]17 Mar 2010The Zimbabwe GNU Watch provides an overview, month by month, of political developments under the terms set out in the Global Political Agreement (GPA). The ...
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Zimbabwe GNU Watch - February 2010
[Monitoring Tools]03 Mar 2010The Zimbabwe GNU Watch provides an overview, month by month, of political developments under the terms set out in the Global Political Agreement (GPA). The ...
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Zimbabwe GNU Watch - January 2010
[Monitoring Tools]11 Feb 2010The Zimbabwe GNU Watch provides an overview, month by month, of political developments under the terms set out in the Global Political Agreement (GPA). The ...
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Zimbabwe GNU Watch - December 2009
[Monitoring Tools]15 Dec 2009The Zimbabwe GNU Watch provides an overview, month by month, of political developments under the terms set out in the Global Political Agreement (GPA). The ...
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Zimbabwe GNU Watch - November 2009
[Monitoring Tools]07 Dec 2009The Zimbabwe GNU Watch provides an overview, month by month, of political developments under the terms set out in the Global Political Agreement (GPA). The ...
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Zimbabwe GNU Watch - October 2009
[Monitoring Tools]10 Nov 2009The Zimbabwe GNU Watch provides an overview, month by month, of political developments under the terms set out in the Global Political Agreement (GPA). The ...
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GNU Watch Zimbabwe September 2009
[Monitoring Tools]19 Oct 2009This document is not meant to be a comprehensive report on the state of the Interim Government (IG) of Zimbabwe. Rather it is aimed at ...
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GNU Watch Zimbabwe 6 Month Review
[Monitoring Tools]02 Oct 2009Last September the Global Political Agreement (GPA) was signed, and 6 months ago the Government of National Unity (GNU) began functioning under the parameters of ...
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GNU Watch Zimbabwe August 2009
[Monitoring Tools]07 Sep 2009This document is not meant to be a comprehensive report on the state of the interim government of Zimbabwe. Rather it is aimed at giving ...
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Zimbabwe GNU Watch July 2009
[Monitoring Tools]11 Aug 2009Discuss this on our blog here. As Zimbabwe extracts itself from years of turbulence, the Global Political Agreement (GPA) provides the map for the way ...
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Zimbabwe GNU Watch June 2009
[Monitoring Tools]06 Jul 2009This document is not meant to be a comprehensive report on the state of the interim government of Zimbabwe. Rather it is aimed at giving ...
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Zimbabwe GNU Watch May 2009
[Monitoring Tools]08 Jun 2009This document is not meant to be a comprehensive report on the state of the interim government of Zimbabwe. Rather it is aimed at giving ...
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Zimbabwe GNU Watch April 2009
[Monitoring Tools]20 May 2009Discuss this on our blog here. As Zimbabwe extracts itself from years of turbulence, the Global Political Agreement (GPA) provides the map for the way ...
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Global Political Agreement - 15 September 2008
[Monitoring Tools]15 Sep 2008Agreement between the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF) and the two Movement For Democratic Change (MDC) Formations, on resolving the challenges facing Zimbabwe PREAMBLE ...
Recent Resources
Research Reports: Idasa Partner Report: RAU: Bucking the Trends: Africa, Zimbabwe, Demand for Democracy, and Elections
17 May 2012Across sub-Saharan Africa, formal institutional rules are coming to matter much more than they used to, and have displaced violence as the primary source of ...
News: Idasa Democracy Index: Namibia Report
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 ...
- News: Zimbabwe Election Watch: April 2012
03 May 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 ...
News: Idasa Democracy Index: Botswana 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 ...
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Seeds for Growth: Financing smallholder farming in southern Africa
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Highlighted Programme
Accountability (ANSA)
The Affiliated Network for Social Accountability (ANSA)-Africa is a leading African advocate of citizen involvement in demand-side governance initiatives. ANSA-Africa Secretariat is hosted by Idasa.
African Charter on Democracy
The African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance was adopted by the African Union in January 2007. Idasa is working with the African Development Forum to promote the Charter which encourages sustainable democracies in Africa, and has recently launched a project to build constituencies of support for the Charter in ...
Economic Governance Programme
Idasa's Economic Governance Programme (EGP)aims to put the politics back into economics – to address the current democratic deficit in the way that decisions are made about economic policy.
Electricity Governance
Idasa leads a consortium of South African civil society organisations and research institutes in the local chapter of the Electricity Governance Initiative (EGI). The consortium aims to improve governance of the electricity sector in South Africa.
Global Transparency
Idasa’s Economic Governance Programme (EGP) is part of the Global Transparency Initiative (GTI) - a network of civil society organisations promoting openness in International Financial Institutions (IFIs) such as the World Bank, the IMF, the European Investment Bank and Regional Development Banks.
Governance and AIDS Programme
Idasa's Governance and AIDS Programme aims to strengthen good governance to counter the effects of HIV/AIDS by instituting evidence-based advocacy, skills building and active citizenship, targeting intergovernmental organisations (IGOs) and relevant regional non-state actors.
Leadership and Democracy in Africa
iLEDA - the initiative for Leadership and Democracy - is a democracy training programme for political and citizen leaders from across Africa.
Political Governance Programme
The Political Governance Programme (PGP) aims to build and strengthen democratic institutions and relationships between elected representatives, appointed officials and citizens in order to enhance meaningful engagement between governments and citizens.
Political Information and Monitoring Service
The Political Information and Monitoring Service (PIMS) provides insights into the South African legislative process in order to promote an open and accountable executive and strong, independent parliament.
Private Funding for Political Parties
In South Africa, there is currently no regulation of private funding to political parties. What this means is that donors can give as much as they want, in secret, to the political party of their choice. This lack of regulation of party funding may allow efforts of the wealthy to ...
Right to Know campaign
The proposed Protection of Information Bill, being debated in South African parliament has generated much discussion among the public and the media, as people fear for media freedoms and their right to access information.
Safety and Security Programme
This programme aims to promote citizen safety, largely by researching and promoting crime interventions at local level.
Southern African Migration Programme
The Southern African Migration Project (SAMP) provides information regarding cross-border population migration, and promotes public awareness of the role, status and contribution of foreign immigrants of African origin in South Africa.
Special Projects
In addition to its main programme areas, Idasa also has special projects.
States in Transition
The States in Transition Observatory (SITO) facilitates understanding of challenges faced by African countries experiencing a democratic deficit, by providing analysis of political developments in countries in transition.
USA Office
"Friends of Idasa" is Idasa's US office and builds support in the United States for Idasa and its programmes. As with Idasa's other offices, our US office aims to influence the discussion surrounding democracy and governance in Africa in order to raise awareness of Idasa’s work and help to mobilize ...
Youth Zones
Youth Zones is a project that uses soccer to make a difference in the lives of young people living in vulnerable communities in Southern Africa
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@idasa in annual strategic retreat this week to evaluate our work and address new requests from around Africa.
@idasa in annual strategic retreat this week to evaluate our work and address new requests from around Africa.
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#Idasa has executive office space to let in the well situated Kutlwanong #Democracy Center in Pretoria. Please see http://t.co/ZuR3NyhJ
#Idasa has executive office space to let in the well situated Kutlwanong #Democracy Center in Pretoria. Please see http://t.co/ZuR3NyhJ
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