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The Electoral Promises and Government Performance Nexus
Tracking the Gap Between Electoral Promises and Government Delivery Over the past months, we’ve been sharing country‑level insights on how African governments are performing against their commitments. Today, we’re excited to introduce a new addition to this growing body of work: The Electoral Promises and Government Performance Nexus. This report takes a comparative look at
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Op-Ed: Graft cripples local governance: Survey
Graft cripples local governance: Survey Originally posted in the Daily News: https://dailynews.co.zw/graft-cripples-local-governance-survey/ By Shamaine Chirimujiri CORRUPTION remains the primary factor behind the poor performance of local authorities, with citizens’ dissatisfaction regarding health service delivery growing, according to the SIVIO Institute’s 2025 Citizen Pulse report. SIVIO Institute is a Zimbabwe-based independent policy research organisation that tracks public
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Interview: South Africa CPE on Newzroom Africa
A SIVIO Institute survey found that citizens are unhappy with their municipalities’ level of service delivery. A total of 70% of participants rated their municipality’s performance as low. Only 2% rated them as high. Development practitioner and researcher Yolokazi Mfuto unpacks this. Watch the whole interview on Newzroom Afrika: https://youtu.be/_z8-E3Ooxl4?si=smVAUr63E7_3_fJM
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Op-Ed: UDC’s 13% FAILURE
UDC’s 13% FAILURE Orignially posted in The Patriot on Sunday: https://thepatriot.co.bw/udcs-13-failure/ by Kitso Ramono Majaha UDC’s 13% FAILURE Researchers Mokaloba Mokaloba and Matron Muchena from The African Citizens Watch Platform (ACW) developed and deployed by SIVIO Institute have revealed that the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) administration is struggling to fulfil 171 promises pledged to the
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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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Op-ed: What South Africans Really Think of Their Municipalities: Inside the SIVIO Survey
What South Africans Really Think of Their Municipalities: Inside the SIVIO Survey Originally posted in Africa Hotspot: https://africahotspot.co.zw/blog/2026/03/01/what-south-africans-really-think-of-their-municipalities-inside-the-sivio-survey/ By Nyasha McBride Mpani As South Africa heads into its first local government elections since the African National Congress lost its parliamentary majority in May 2024, the message from citizens is unmistakable. Local government is failing and
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Op-Ed: What South Africans think of municipalities
What South Africans think of municipalities Originally posted on The Mail & Guardian: https://mg.co.za/thought-leader/opinion/2026-02-27-what-south-africans-think-of-municipalities/ By Nyasha Mpani As South Africa heads into its first local government elections since the African National Congress lost its parliamentary majority in May 2024, the message from citizens is unmistakable: local government is failing and patience is thinning. A new poll
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Op-Ed: UDC “delivers” 13% of manifesto after first year in power – Study
UDC “delivers” 13% of manifesto after first year in power – Study Orginally posted in the Sunday Standard: https://www.sundaystandard.info/udc-delivers-13-of-manifesto-after-first-year-in-power-study/ ByKhonani Ontebetse The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government has reportedly made only limited headway on its sweeping election promises as it achieved just 13 percent progress in its first year in office. This is according
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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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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