In Southern Africa, women are changing the face of Migration
A new study seeks to raise awareness of women’s changing roles in migration and assess the impact of remittances sent by women migrants on the SADC region. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Gender, Remittances and Development: Preliminary Findings from Selected SADC Countries (link),” highlights the growing impact of women’s migration on households, families and communities in selected countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Zimbabwe's Plight, South Africa's Failure
By Elizabeth Sidiropoulos and Neuma Grobbelaar
Johannesburg - Morgan Tsvangirai's withdrawal from the presidential run-off scheduled for June 27, and his decision to seek the protection of the Dutch embassy in Pretoria, has secured for Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe a Pyrrhic victory. Mugabe's triumph comes at a huge cost to democracy and stability in Zimbabwe, as well as in the region. The actions of the Mugabe regime in the run-up to Tsvangirai's decision demand a strong regional response to what is clearly a stolen victory. Indeed, Mugabe's continuing in power represents the most serious challenge to Africa's nascent democratic institutions and to South Africa's vision of a continent of peace and prosperity.
African Union Has Power to Sanction Mugabe
AllAfrica.com
26 June 2008
by Faten Aggad
As African heads of state and government prepare to meet for the 11th African Union (AU) Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, Zimbabwe continues to spiral downwards.
SAIIA Occasional Papers Series
Founded to promote public debate and research on crucial issues of public policy, the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) is pleased to launch the first in a series of occasional papers that we hope will contribute to a more robust conversation about the nature of Africa’s governance challenges.
The African Peer Review Mechanism: Lessons from the Pioneers
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ISBN: 1-919969-60-8
Pages: 424
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The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is an innovative approach to improving African governance. It offers important opportunities for public dialogue but has proved politically and logistically challenging. The first in-depth study of the APRM, this ground-breaking book analyses the evolving peer review process in the first five countries.
Designing Democracy: Comparing Party Politics in Emerging Regions
Edited by Ayesha Kajee and Lerato Mbele
SAIIA: 2007
ISBN: 1-919969-27-6
Pages: 134
Price: ZAR 80.00
Political parties are widely acknowledged as fundamentals of liberal democracy and are the accepted vehicles of communication between people and their systems of governance. They articulate their constituents' concerns and represent citizens at various levels of government. However, there are no guarantees that pluralism is a panacea for democratic deficits.
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SAIIA National Council Statement on Zimbabwe and Kenya
The National Council of the South African Institute of International Affairs at its annual meeting in Johannesburg today, (Thursday 10 April 2008), expressed alarm at the continuing undermining of democratic processes in Zimbabwe and Kenya.
Democracy is a time tested system for creating governments that are accountable to the people of their respective countries. It requires elections to be free and fair and for the results to be released and respected expeditiously by all the parties.
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Emerging Powers Seek Global Economic Governance Reform
The phenomenal rise of China and India, but equally the growing influence of other developing countries such as Brazil, South Africa, and Mexico has placed the debate about a global governance reform agenda in the spotlight. Brazilian President Lula da Silva posited at a recent meeting of the UN General Assembly that reform of global finance institutions (WB and IMF) was critical. He warned that emerging countries would look elsewhere for funding support should existing power relations continue unchanged. The future relevance of the current global economic governance architecture will depend on whether these global institutions become more inclusive and efficient.