Country Reports
Climate Smart Cape Town Legacy Report
The „Climate Smart Cape Town Campaign“, launched by the City of Cape Town, aims at spreading awareness of the issues around climate change, as well as informing about the City’s measures and initiatives to counteract its effects. Supported by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, a first Legacy Report has been published, available here for download. more…
Kony 2012: Taking A Closer Look At The Social Media Sensation
Chris Roper on the activist online video that made global headlines & the African perspective
More than 135 million views made the activist video “Kony 2012” an online sensation. It also redefined what social media can achieve. South Africa’s leading online journalist Chris Roper takes a closer look at the phenomenon. more…
Can We Go Against the Flow of Money?
Article by Anthony Butler in City Press
In his new book 'Paying for Politics', published by Jacana and funded by KAS, Anthony Butler focusses on Party Funding and what influence it has on the state of democracy. Democratic politics is expensive because parties need to organise citizens, to formulate public policy and to campaign for office.But private funding of political parties can lead to political corruption because money can be exchanged for policy influence, licences or government contracts. The rich can buy access to ministers and officials. more…
The biggest cabinet reshuffle since 1994
In May this year, President Jacob Zuma introduced a system of signing performance agreements with Ministers. On 31st October the results of that process were visible to all when he had a major cabinet reshuffle-when 7 ministers were replaced and 12 new deputy ministers were appointed. Is this move a sign for change within the ANC? more…
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The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung is represented with its own office in around 70 countries on five continents. The foreign employees can give first-hand reports on current happenings and long-term developments in their respective countries. Their "country reports" offer visitors to the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung exclusive evaluations, background information and forecasts.
