ReutersDuring the transition to democracy in the early 1990s, the media in South Africa underwent a shift in their operations and understanding of what their role in society was to become. The result was a strong move towards a normative ideal of a watchdog media, which would work in the interest of “the public” by exposing the shortcomings of the new government. Community … [Read more...] about How South Africa’s media deny the country’s youth a voice | The Conversation
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South Africa’s civil servants are the country’s new labour elite | The Conversation
Public sector trade unions now dominate union membership in South Africa. Reuters/Siphiwe SibekoFoundation essay: Our foundation essays are longer than usual and take a wider look at a key issue affecting society. The rise of public sector employment in South Africa has a much greater potential import than the private sector for the future trajectory of the economy’s … [Read more...] about South Africa’s civil servants are the country’s new labour elite | The Conversation
How a country’s constitutional court can consolidate and deepen democracy | The Conversation
Aids activists demand that the government of then South African President Thabo Mbeki show a clear plan to fight the disease and save lives. ReutersTwenty two years after the end of apartheid, South Africa’s Constitutional Court is one of the few meaningfully independent public institutions left in the country. Its decisions on political and social rights, in particular, have … [Read more...] about How a country’s constitutional court can consolidate and deepen democracy | The Conversation
