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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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Archbishop Tutu Awarded First Fetzer Prize for His Work to Advance Love, Forgiveness
[Press Releases]03 Dec 2009Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu will be awarded the Fetzer Institute’s Prize for Love and Forgiveness this evening at “Beyond Reconciliation,” a conference on the campus ...
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Communique of the 29th Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government
[Press Releases]10 Sep 2009Southern African Development Community (SADC) press release Kinshasa — The 29th Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government was held in Kinshasa on the ...
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Zimbabwe Moves Forward
[Press Releases]12 Feb 2009For immediate release Morgan Tsvangirai, inaugurated as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe on Wednesday, has clearly signalled that the new Unity Government will be a people-focused ...
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A joint statement calling for the immediate release of ZPP Director, Jestina Mukoko
[Press Releases]04 Dec 2008We, the undersigned organizations, register our serious distress and concern on the news received this morning concerning the abduction of Zimbabwe Peace Project Director, Jestina ...
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Idasa statement on Swaziland
[Press Releases]18 Nov 2008Mr Mario Masuku, President of the banned Pudemo political party in Swaziland, was detained three days ago under newly minted anti-terrorism legislation in the Kingdom ...
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Statement released by SUDF
[Press Releases]18 Nov 2008FIRST THEY CAME FOR THE JEWS When the news started coming through that the Prime Minister was going to announce the banning of some four ...
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Press Statement on the Implications of the Presidential Run-off in Zimbabwe
[Press Releases]30 Jun 2008Issued June 30, 2008 In the wake of the March 29 Harmonised Elections in Zimbabwe, Idasa expressed concern at the increasing militarization of the situation ...
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Idasa Statement on detention of Mr Tendai Biti, MDC
[Press Releases]13 Jun 200813 June 2008 For Immediate Release Statement by IDASA on the arrest and continuing detention of Mr Tendai Biti, General Secretary of the Movement for ...
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Destruction of Zimbabwe's Backbone Industry in Pursuit of Political Power
[Press Releases]08 May 2008Please come to a press launch of two reports with the Justice for Agriculture Trust (JAG), the General Agricultural and Plantation Workers Union of Zimbabwe ...
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Destruction of Industry in Pursuit of Political Power
[Press Releases]07 May 2008PRESS RELEASE: INVITATION Date: Thursday 8th May 2008 Time: 10:00am Place: Devonshire Hotel, Jorrissen Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Chair: John Worsley-Worswick – Justice for Agriculture Trust ...
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Idasa Statement on Zimbabwe Elections
[Press Releases]10 Apr 2008Idasa Statement on the Implications of the Delay in Announcing the Presidential Results in Zimbabwe’s 2008 Harmonised Elections There is troubling information coming from observers ...
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
[Books]22-Sep-2011Between 250 and 300 million Africans suffer from hunger.
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Idasa responds to Land Bank announcement
19 Aug 2011The Public Expenditure and Smallholder Agriculture Project in African democracy institute, Idasa, has welcomed the Land Bank’s commitment to spend 1 billion rands on emerging farmers in the next two years as a move to unlock the long-term potential growth of agriculture as one of the pillars of South Africa’s economic development. Please read attached [...]
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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 colleagues prooving visionary and inspirational
#idasa colleagues prooving visionary and inspirational
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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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