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KAS activities are rolled out in close cooperation with local partners, like universities, research institutes and independent think tanks. These partnerships allow both sides to benefit from a vast pool of expertise, experience and networks.

The FW de Klerk Foundation

The FW de Klerk Foundation
The FW de Klerk Foundation promotes the heritage of former South African president FW de Klerk. The Foundation has no party political affiliation and is registered as a not-for-profit organisation. Its objectives are upholding the South African Constitution and the national accord, working for harmonious relations in multicultural societies, promoting the peaceful and negotiated resolution of disputes and mobilising resources for disabled and underprivileged children.
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Democracy Development Program (DDP)

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The Democracy Development Program (DDP) aims to deepen the practice of democracy in South Africa by building strong and active communities that can hold those in power to account. They advocate for an active, informed and involved citizenry contributing toward a transformed society and responsive government through a strong, organized civil society that actively promotes a culture of democracy and supports the development of connected, purposeful and active communities.
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Parliamentary Monitoring Group (PMG)

The Parliamentary Monitoring Group is an information service that aims to provide accurate, objective, and current information on all parliamentary committee proceedings in the form of detailed, unofficial minutes and documents, and sound recordings. It was established in 1995 as a partnership between Black Sash, Human Rights Committee and Institute for Democratic Alternatives in South Africa with the aim of providing a type of Hansard for the proceedings of more than fifty South African Parliamentary Committees.
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Organization Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA)

OUTA is an organisation that aims to undo tax abuse, corruption & maladministration. They also work with communities and authorities in improving administration and service delivery, within all spheres of government.
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Accountability Now

The Institute for Accountability in Southern Africa (IFAISA) is devoted to upholding constitutionalism in Southern Africa through the inculcation of the values of accountability and responsiveness to the needs of the people of the region in its governments, parastatal organisations and civil society, including business and industry.
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AfricanLII at UCT

AfricanLII is an open-access research platform for African law jointly operated by the AfricanLII programme of the University of Cape Town and Laws.Africa. AfricanLII publishes the law and policy of the African Union and federates search across all open access African national law available through the Open Law Africa community of LIIs.
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CREDO at Stellenbosch University

The Centre for Research on Democracy (CREDO) at Stellenbosch University is an interdisciplinary academic centre with a global reach dedicated to the study and promotion of democracy and its values.
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iNtaka Centre for Law & Technology at the University of Cape Town

The iNtaka Centre is a learning, teaching and research hub dedicated to exploring the legal, technical, ethical and social implications at the nexus of law, technology, innovation, data and society. Their work is centred around 4 main pillars: teaching, research, policy and learning. Through these main pillars they aim to positively impact digital policy and the digital economy by employing multidisciplinary research to explore the interplay between technology, regulation, innovation and human rights.
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New South Institute

New South Institute
Through rigorous, evidence-based research and policy engagement, we focus on understanding and reforming the inner workings of government in fragile democracies. Our work is rooted in accountability: identifying the causes of institutional failure, strengthening oversight, and supporting reforms that improve the performance of the state.
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Centre for the Advancement of Non-Racialism and Democracy (CANRAD)

CANRAD
The Centre for the Advancement of Non-Racialism and Democracy (CANRAD) at Nelson Mandela University provides an intellectual and social space for debate on the complexities of post-apartheid South Africa as we seek to establish a new non-racial and democratic social and economic order. CANRAD is an initiative that meets with urgent regional, national and global priorities and hopes to become a centre of excellence in critical scholarship on racism, non-racialism and democracy.
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Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)

Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
The IFP exists as a political party to serve the people of South Africa, and to do so in the spirit of Ubuntu/Botho.
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