Resources

• Idasa Democracy Index: Namibia Report
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  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 ...

• Zimbabwe Election Watch: April 2012
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  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 ...

• Idasa Democracy Index: Botswana Report
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  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 ...

• Idasa Invitation: Namibia & Botswana Democracy Index launch
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  23 Apr 2012Idasa launches its Democracy Index for Namibia and Botswana on 25 and 26 April 2012. The Namibia launch will be held on the 25th in ...

• Madagascar Election Watch: January-March 2012
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  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 ...

• Zimbabwe Election Watch: March 2012
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  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 ...

• Idasa Statement: Mali
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  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 ...

• Idasa Statement: Malawi
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  10 Apr 2012Idasa releases a statement to convey its condolences on the passing of the late President wa Mutarika and congratulates Malawi with its swift transition to ...

• Zimbabwe Election Watch: February 2012
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  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 ...

• Zimbabwe Election Watch - January 2012
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  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.

• Zimbabwe Election Watch - November, December 2011
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  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.

• Zimbabwe gender analysis
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  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 ...

• Working for reform in Swaziland
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  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.

• Madagascar Election Watch
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  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.

• Idasa calls on SADC to 'put teeth' into Zimbabwe election plans
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  12 Apr 2011African 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 ...

• Declaration by the High Representative Catherine Ashton on behalf of the European Union on Zimbabwe
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  17 Feb 2011The European Union announced mid-February that it has decided to remove 35 people from its visa ban and asset freeze list and to extend the ...

• Imagine this – SITO does some crystal ball gazing
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  10 Feb 2011Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Parliamentary Committee (Copac) will complete the drafting of the new foundation law for Zimbabwe in mid-2011. A referendum on the new law will ...

• Zim Newsflash Flash 03 February 2011
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  07 Feb 201127 January 2011 SABC Manipulated News on Zimbabwe, Court RuledA High Court judge in Johannesburg ruled that the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) was guilty ...

• Zimbabwe News flashes for June 2010
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  14 Jun 2010These news flashes aim to shed light and provide analysis on current issues in Zimbabwe, by considering the situation, actors, and dynamics in that country. ...

• Zimbabwe News flashes for May 2010
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  26 May 2010These news flashes aim to shed light and provide analysis on current issues in Zimbabwe, by considering the situation, actors, and dynamics in that country. ...

• Zimbabwe News flashes for April 2010
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  29 Apr 2010These news flashes aim to shed light and provide analysis on current issues in Zimbabwe, by considering the situation, actors, and dynamics in that country. ...

• Zimbabwe News flashes for March 2010
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  31 Mar 2010These news flashes aim to shed light and provide analysis on current issues in Zimbabwe, by considering the situation, actors, and dynamics in that country. ...

• Zimbabwe News flashes for February 2010
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  26 Feb 2010These news flashes aim to shed light and provide analysis on current issues in Zimbabwe, by considering the situation, actors, and dynamics in that country. ...

• Zimbabwe News flashes for January 2010
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  28 Jan 2010These news flashes aim to shed light and provide analysis on current issues in Zimbabwe, by considering the situation, actors, and dynamics in that country. ...

• Zimbabwe News flashes for December 2009
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  07 Dec 2009These news flashes aim to shed light and provide analysis on current issues in Zimbabwe, by considering the situation, actors, and dynamics in that country. ...

• Zimbabwe News flashes for November 2009
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  30 Nov 2009These news flashes aim to shed light and provide analysis on current issues in Zimbabwe, by considering the situation, actors, and dynamics in that country. ...

• Swaziland News flashes for November 2009
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  27 Nov 2009SITO now offers a twice weekly Swaziland News Flash. If you would like to register for this service, please contact Emily. Swazi News Flash 27 ...

• Swaziland News flashes for October 2009
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  16 Oct 2009SITO now offers a twice weekly Swaziland News Flash. If you would like to register for this service, please contact Emily. Swazi News Flash 16 ...

• Constitution making process moves on despite teething problems
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  27 Sep 2009Speaker of Parliament Lovemore Moyo making slow progress with the Constitution making agenda That the current Constitution making process has been dogged with numerous teething ...

• Swaziland News flashes for August 2009
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  28 Aug 2009SITO now offers a twice weekly Swaziland News Flash. If you would like to register for this service, please contact Emily. Swazi News flash 28 ...

• Zimbabwe News flashes for August 2009
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  27 Aug 2009These news flashes aim to shed light and provide analysis on current issues in Zimbabwe, by considering the situation, actors, and dynamics in that country. ...

• Challenges of Democracy – Countries in Transition
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  24 Aug 2009Idasa States in Transition Observatory (SITO) provides analysis, information and briefings on Zimbabwe to policy-makers in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African ...

• Zimbabwe News flashes for July 2009
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  27 Jul 2009These news flashes aim to shed light and provide analysis on current issues in Zimbabwe, by considering the situation, actors, and dynamics in that country. ...

• Swaziland News flashes for July 2009
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  17 Jul 2009SITO now offers a twice weekly Swaziland News Flash. If you would like to register for this service, please contact Emily. Swazi News Flash 17 ...

• Zimbabwe News flashes for June 2009
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  30 Jun 2009These news flashes aim to shed light and provide analysis on current issues in Zimbabwe, by considering the situation, actors, and dynamics in that country. ...

• Swaziland News flashes for June 2009
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  29 Jun 2009SITO now offers a twice weekly Swaziland News Flash. If you would like to register for this service, please contact Emily. Swazi News Flash 29 ...

• Latest from Idasa - Developing a Transformation Agenda for Zimbabwe
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  12 Jun 2009By Shari Eppel and Brian Raftopoulos This book, which emerged out of a series of roundtable discussions between shareholders in Zimbabwe and the broader South ...

• Zimbabwe's 100 Day Plan
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  03 Jun 2009See the Government of Zimbabwe's plan for 100 days from 29 April 2009. The 100 Day Plan represents the practical implementation of the Government’s commitment ...

• Zimbabwe News flashes for May 2009
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  30 May 2009These news flashes aim to shed light and provide analysis on current issues in Zimbabwe, by considering the situation, actors, and dynamics in that country. ...

• Swaziland News flashes for May 2009
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  29 May 2009SITO now offers a twice weekly Swaziland News Flash. If you would like to register for this service, please contact Emily. Swazi News Flash 29 ...

• Zimbabwe News flashes for April 2009
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  29 Apr 2009These news flashes aim to shed light and provide analysis on current issues in Zimbabwe, by considering the situation, actors, and dynamics in that country. ...

• Zimbabwe News flashes for March 2009
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  31 Mar 2009These news flashes aim to shed light and provide analysis on current issues in Zimbabwe, by considering the situation, actors, and dynamics in that country. ...

• Swaziland News flashes for March 2009
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  31 Mar 2009SITO now offers a twice weekly Swaziland News Flash. If you would like to register for this service, please contact Emily. Swazi News Flash 31 ...

• Swaziland News flashes for March 2009
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  31 Mar 2009SITO now offers a twice weekly Swaziland News Flash. If you would like to register for this service, please contact Emily. Swazi News Flash 31 ...

• Zimbabwe News flashes for February 2009
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  27 Feb 2009These news flashes aim to shed light and provide analysis on current issues in Zimbabwe, by considering the situation, actors, and dynamics in that country. ...

• Swaziland News flashes for February 2009
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  04 Feb 2009SITO now offers a twice weekly Swaziland News Flash. If you would like to register for this service, please contact Emily. Swazi News Flash 4 ...

• Zimbabwe News flashes for January 2009
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  30 Jan 2009These news flashes aim to shed light and provide analysis on current issues in Zimbabwe, by considering the situation, actors, and dynamics in that country. ...

• Swaziland News flashes for January 2009
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  30 Jan 2009SITO now offers a twice weekly Swaziland News Flash. If you would like to register for this service, please contact Emily. Swazi News Flash 30 ...

• Zimbabwe News flashes for December 2008
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  12 Dec 2008These news flashes aim to shed light and provide analysis on current issues in Zimbabwe, by considering the situation, actors, and dynamics in that country. ...

• Swaziland News flashes for December 2008
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  01 Dec 2008SITO now offers a twice weekly Swaziland News Flash. If you would like to register for this service, please contact Emily. Swazi News Flash 1 ...

• Zimbabwe News flashes for November 2008
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  25 Nov 2008These news flashes aim to shed light and provide analysis on the deepening crisis in Zimbabwe, by considering the situation, actors, and dynamics in that ...

• Suppression of Terrorism Act
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  21 Nov 2008The object of this Bill is to provide a legal regime that would prevent, fight and suppress terrorists activities in compliance with the United Nations ...

• Summit on the Zimbabwe dialogue
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  18 Nov 2008The Extraordinary Summit of the SADC leadership, held on the 9th November 2008, has just concluded with the resolution that a Government of National Unity ...

• Swaziland News flashes for November 2008
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  18 Nov 2008SITO now offers a twice weekly Swaziland News Flash. If you would like to register for this service, please contact Emily. Swazi News Flash 18 ...

• Zimbabwe News flashes for October 2008
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  30 Oct 2008These news flashes aim to shed light and provide analysis on current issues in Zimbabwe, by considering the situation, actors, and dynamics in that country. ...

• Swaziland News flashes for October 2008
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  29 Oct 2008SITO now offers a twice weekly Swaziland News Flash. If you would like to register for this service, please contact Emily. Swazi News Flash 29 ...

• Swaziland News flashes for September 2008
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  25 Sep 2008SITO now offers a twice weekly Swaziland News Flash. If you would like to register for this service, please contact Emily. Swazi News Flash 25 ...

• Zimbabwe News flashes for September 2008
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  25 Sep 2008These news flashes aim to shed light and provide analysis on current issues in Zimbabwe, by considering the situation, actors, and dynamics in that country. ...

• Agreement signed between both MDC’s and Zanu PF
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  15 Sep 2008Here is the full text of the Agreement between the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu-Pf) and the two Movement For Democratic Change (MDC) Formations, ...

• Kariba Draft Constitution
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  15 Sep 2008BILL To provide for a new Constitution for Zimbabwe and to provide for related matters. PREAMBLE Acknowledging the supremacy of God, and recognising our diversity, ...

• My Rights, My Struggle - Torture in Zimbabwe
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  28 Aug 2008Idasa's States in Transition Observatory (SITO) project and Amnesty International hosted a photographic exhibition at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg during the week of the 23rd - ...

• Zimbabwe News flashes for August 2008
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  11 Aug 2008These news flashes aim to shed light and provide analysis on the deepening crisis in Zimbabwe, by considering the situation, actors, and dynamics in that ...

• Zimbabwe News flashes for July 2008
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  23 Jul 2008These news flashes aim to shed light and provide analysis on current issues in Zimbabwe, by considering the situation, actors, and dynamics in that country. ...

• Zim leaders sign MOU, Mbeki urges urgency on talks
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  21 Jul 2008Please download the signed Memorandum of Understanding between Zanu PF and the MDC. It opens in Adobe Reader. Both President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader ...

• Zimbabwe News flashes for June 2008
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  30 Jun 2008These news flashes aim to shed light and provide analysis on current issues in Zimbabwe, by considering the situation, actors, and dynamics in that country. ...

• Zim News flashes for May 2008
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  30 May 2008These news flashes aim to shed light and provide analysis on the deepening crisis in Zimbabwe, by considering the situation, actors, and dynamics in that ...

• SADC Dialogue in Zimbabwe - Documents
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  29 Feb 2008These are the bulk of documents produced during the Southern African Development Community (SADC) dialogue process between the ruling party Zanu PF and the two ...

• Zimbabwe Electoral Laws Amendment Bill
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  20 Jan 2008For an election to be free and fair the entire process must be free and fair and the body running the election must perform its ...

• Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act
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  15 Mar 2002(SHOWING AMENDMENTS MADE BY ACT 5/2003) ACT To provide members of the public with a right of access to records and information held by public ...

• Public Order and Security Act
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  22 Jan 2002To make provision for the maintenance of public order and security in Zimbabwe; to amend the Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 4:01], the Criminal Procedure ...