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The Big Bet: Rediscovering the Middle
In 2026, the big bet is on rediscovering the middle — not as a political position, but as a way of thinking rooted in compromise, consensus‑building, and Ubuntu. In a world marked by polarisation, elite capture, collapsing multilateralism, and widening inequality, the middle offers a path out of destructive “us vs. them” politics. It calls…
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2025 Annual Report
The year 2025 marked a defining chapter in the evolution of SIVIO Institute (SI)—a period characterised by bold action, fresh imagination, and a renewed commitment to placing citizens at the centre of socio-economic and policy transformation. We built upon previous success and continued to promote inclusive development by coupling rigorous multi-disciplinary research with practical tools
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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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Shifts in the Land and Agrarian Question in Africa
Preface – by Brian Kagoro The book offers a powerful and unflinching analysis of Africa’s agrarian crisis, framing land as both a site of global power struggle and internal elite exploitation resulting in dispossession, dehumanisation, and conflict at colonial-era levels. The poor remain trapped between predatory land deals and corrupt national systems, leading to dispossession,
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Community Foundations and the Philanthropy Ecosystem
Community Foundations in Malawi and Zimbabwe are shaping local philanthropy with both strengths and challenges.
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Mining and the Development Agenda
An overview of revenue reporting in the mining sector in Zimbabwe – This report exposes critical transparency gaps in Zimbabwe’s mining sector and offers a strategic roadmap for inclusive, accountable resource governance that rebuilds public trust and drives sustainable growth. https://doi.org/10.59186/SI.PWCGW793
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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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