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Africa’s Girl Child Dialogues Tourism and hospitality: Africa’s untapped opportunity 

With the current high unemployment rate, particularly among the youth, South Africa and the rest of Africa can leverage the tourism and hospitality industry to address this enduring crisis. According to experts, the sector is a significant driver of economic growth because it creates a wide range of jobs across various economic sectors. Good Governance […]

Net worth: The writer argues that we must recognise the real economy has ecological ingredients, such as the sea, which are fast running out. Photo: Tim Sherman-Chase

Redesigning the scorecard: Why economic accounting must include nature

If we continue to ignore the social and environmental costs of our (ab)use of the environment, we will be mispricing the future

New social contract due: Mining’s harms are mainly to the environment – water, air, and soil, for example – but these have consequences for mining affected communities’ health and their land. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Mining’s revival must also deal with its legacy

Little has been invested in mining and exploration, and that includes in social compacts

Too often politicians talk about ‘our people’, yet seem not to care deeply.

We need a values-based, not an ‘out of sight out-of mind’ leadership in South Africa

A values-based, empathetic and compassionate leadership style is necessary to address issues such as poverty and inequality

Among the participants at the launch of a policy brief, International Anti-Corruption Court: How Will It Serve Africa?, were Justice Richard Goldstone, Chief Justice Martha Koome of Kenya, Justice Key Dingake. Photo: Supplied

Africa needs to lead the charge for an international anti-corruption court

If the court is to succeed, African states must not simply follow. It is not about importing solutions but about shaping them.

The GGA team at GGA’s 10th anniversary celebrations.

GGA 10 Year Celebration

The next GGA milestone will hopefully be marked by wins against corruption

Africa’s Girl Child Dialogues

Meet the women who shine in the media sector, at a Webinar Conference to be held on Friday 11 October, bringing together some of SA’s most renowned media luminaries

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How to ensure that the GNU is accountable

Can our new government address South Africa’s many crises, and respond to its citizens’ needs?

Africa’s Girl Child Dialogues Webinar Conference

Exploring career opportunities in the media industry – Friday 11 October 2024

Patrick Kulati, CEO of Good Governance Africa.

Good Governance Africa launches new programme to boost youth engagement in democracy

The Young Advocates for Good Governance Programme will mobilise more than a million young Africans to enhance democratic participation

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A critical reflection on post-2024 elections in South Africa 

The coalitions that will soon take place will determine the course of South Africa for years to come

Busisipho Siyobi, Patrick Kulati, Asafika Mpako, Pransih Desai and Mmabatho Mongae.
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The youth must vote if they want change

Participation in our fledgling democracy at all levels is the best way forward

Digging deep: Reversing deindustrialisation requires making investment in South Africa’s mining industry more attractive. Photo: Waldo Swiegers/Getty Images

Dutch Disease and what to do about it in South Africa

Research suggests the country is suffering from it, requiring better governance and institutions

Deep issues: Strategies to grow the mining sector, which is in crisis, and create jobs, include linking it to green industrialisation and changing the way it engages with policy at the local municipal and national levels. Photo: Guillem Sartorio/Getty Images

Integrate mining with development

Rather than doing the work of municipalities, mines must build human capital in their areas

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GGA webinar series: The SA 2020 Scenarios Project

Pockets of excellence still exist: we must just learn how to harness them

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Future of energy in Africa roundtable

The role of the energy geoscience industry and alternative solutions