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Settling In Amid Fiscal Challenges: An Assessment of the Government of Botswana’s First Year in Office
Settling In Amid Fiscal Challenges: An Assessment of the Government of Botswana’s First Year in Office This report analyses the Government of Botswana’s performance from November 2024 to November 2025, following the historic victory of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) that ended 58 years of Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) rule. Using the Botswana Citizens
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South African Voices: Citizens’ Perceptions and Expectations 2025 Survey Report
South African Voices: Citizens’ Perceptions and Expectations 2025 Survey Report South Africa’s 2025 CPE Survey shows widespread frustration with governance, service delivery and economic conditions a year into the GNU, with most citizens rating both local and national performance as low and identifying corruption as the biggest barrier to progress. Yet the findings also reveal
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AJIS Volume 5
This volume of the African Journal of Inclusive Societies brings together a rigorous, multi-disciplinary examination of the politics of belonging in contemporary Africa, interrogating how inclusion and exclusion are actively produced, contested, and sustained. Moving beyond normative commitments to inclusion embedded in policy and development rhetoric, the contributions critically analyse the “implementation gap” between citizen
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Delivering the Mandate? An Assessment of the Government of Zambia’s Performance 2021-2025
Did the government of Zambia deliver on its most important promises? Our first Zambia Barometer report breaks down 248 key pledges across five sectors, such as the economy, governance, social services, climate change, and corruption. Of the total promises, 6 are fully implemented, 169 are in progress to be completed, while 2 have been broken. Find out what’s been achieved and where the work isn’t done yet. https://doi.org/10.59186/SI.2NWG358Z
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So What? African Citizens Watch: Turning Civic Tech into Accountability
So What? African Citizens Watch: Turning Civic Tech into Accountability What does civic tech actually change—and how do we know it is working? In this episode, we unpack the “So What?” question behind African Citizens Watch, a platform built to strengthen public accountability across Africa. From promises to actions, we explore how African Citizens Watch
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Policy Dialogue on Taxation in the Informal Economy
Policy Dialogue on Taxation in the Informal Economy On 9 October 2025, our country researcher Matron Muchena joined the policy dialogue on taxation organised by the Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET). One important reflection came from the Director of the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare. She reminded us that the ongoing formalisation strategy now submitted
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Tracking a Year of the GNU: Launch of the South Africa Barometer Report
Tracking a Year of the GNU: Launch of the South Africa Barometer Report We launched our report on the performance of South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU) on Tuesday, the 16th, at the Origins Centre within the University of the Witwatersrand. The event was hosted in partnership with ACT Ubumbano, a network of Southern African
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Zimbabwe perspectives: from pledges to progress – African Citizens Watch
In the final episode of the “What If…We Think Differently?” series by African Citizens Watch, we journey through Zimbabwe’s evolving landscape of civic engagement, policy reform, and citizen-led accountability. Titled Zimbabwe Perspectives: From Pledges to Progress, this conversation distils the challenges and opportunities facing the nation, offering a reflective close to the series with insights
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Finding their feet: South Africa’s Government of National Unity First Anniversary Report
The 2025 Barometer Report presents a rigorous assessment of South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU) during its first year in office (July 2024–July 2025). Drawing on data from the South Africa Citizens Watch Platform, it tracks progress on 121 key commitments made by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his Opening of Parliament Address and the
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Malawi Barometer Report 2025 | Launch
On the 22nd of August, we unveiled the Malawi Barometer Report 2025 in a dynamic virtual event that brought together citizens, researchers, policymakers, and partners to reflect on Malawi’s governance journey—just 21 days ahead of national elections. This report, New Faces, Same Challenges? is the result of five years of rigorous data collection via our
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