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An anti-immigrant march in South Africa, June 2026. Screengrab/YouTube/Al Jazeera English
The only interventions capable of disrupting xenophobia are those that lower, or ideally eliminate, its political, economic and social benefits.
Billionaires and the golden FIFA ticket. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
The wild swings of dynamic pricing, ongoing accusations of FIFA corruption and questions of host-nation probity have created a huge backlash.
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Allegations have been made against Sánchez’ inner circle and family, though not against the prime minister himself.
The DRC is one of the most resource rich countries in the world. Wikimedia Commons
Security measures alone are insufficient to resolve resource governance challenges in the DRC.
President Donald Trump and Britain’s King Charles in the Oval Office of the White House on April 28, 2026, in Washington, during a state visit. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
A sultanistic system does not respond to appeals to shared values or long-standing agreements. It responds to leverage, personal relationships with the ruler and transactional incentives.
Nigeria has struggled to improve living standards because of corruption at federal and state levels. Wikimedia Commons
Nigeria’s government must invest in digital infrastructure to reduce corruption in its budget.
Residents of Bhambayi settlement protesting for water and electricity services in Inanda, north of Durban, in 2022. Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images
Protests have become instruments of elite competition. This includes local politicians using professional agitators to contest for control of resources.
Jono Searle/AAP
The Robodebt saga has highlighted serious concerns about corruption, as well as about the body charged with stamping it out.
Only three universities agreed to the higher education compact, which offered benefits in federal funding in exchange for major policy and administrative changes at schools. Alina Naumova/iStock/Getty Images Plus
The Trump administration is reportedly working on a revised version of the higher education proposal.
Geoffrey Watson SC is giving evidence at Queensland’s commission of inquiry in November 2025. Darren England/AAP
The anti-corruption expert says Victoria’s Labor government was willing to ‘deal with the devil’ on its Big Build projects – at the cost of ‘bad governing’.
Most other democratic countries spend only a fraction of what the U.S. does on elections. Greggory DiSalvo, iStock/Getty Images Plus
A gobsmacking amount of money is spent on federal elections in the US. The credit or blame for that reaches back to a landmark, 50-year-old Supreme Court decision.
Joel Carrett/AAP
A royal commission on the CFMEU scandal would be helpful. But it would be better for the Victorian government to endorse reforms to its anti-corruption agency.
Oliver Strewe/Getty Images
New Zealand remains among the ‘cleanest’ countries in the world for perceived corruption. But a deeper trend suggests government action is needed.
A trader approaches the closed Niger-Nigeria border in Jibia, 2024. Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images
Nigeria’s open borders promise trade but deliver exploitation.
Professor Mahmood Yakubu. Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images
The appointment raises questions about institutional neutrality and public trust.
A woman cooks at Yawuri informal camp on the outskirts of Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, 2021. Audu Marte/AFP via Getty Images
Poverty is the common thread across the places experiencing terrorism in Nigeria.
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New Zealand compares well on global measures of freedom, happiness and transparency. But rankings in some important areas, including climate, drag the averages down.
The crackdown on dissent is global. Whistleblowers are on the front lines – and increasingly vulnerable. Jonathan Knowles/Getty Images
Whistleblowers’ stories show how accountability is shifting from formal legal institutions to solidarity networks built outside the state.
To many Americans, George Bailey’s dystopian nightmare is disquietingly familiar. Paramount
Frank Capra’s dark vision of corruption and greed highlights both the dangers of concentrated power and the quiet effectiveness of collective action.
Pakistan’s story of ‘ungovernable’ institutions is similar to that of South Africa. Golden_Brown via Getty Images
There is common concern about deteriorating statecraft and the weakening of institutions in countries across Africa.

Related Topics

  1. African National Congress (ANC)
  2. Anti-corruption
  3. Cyril Ramaphosa
  4. Democracy
  5. Jacob Zuma
  6. Peace and Security
  7. Peacebuilding
  8. South Africa
  9. South African politics
  10. State capture

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    Keith Gottschalk

    Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape

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    Steven Friedman

    Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg

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    Professor of Politics, University of Sussex

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    Professor in Political Science, University of South Africa

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    Professor of Public Policy & Law, Centre for Governance & Public Policy, Griffith University

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    Professor of Public Affairs, Tshwane University of Technology

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    Professor of Urban Governance, University of the Witwatersrand

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    Associate professor, University of Cape Town

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    Visiting Professor and Professor Emeritus, University of the Witwatersrand

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