This is the first in a series of Briefs dealing with elections in South Africa. This Brief unpacks some of the main components of the South African General ...

The State Of The South African Refugee Protection Regime: Part III - Party Politics

Asylum has become a battleground for party politics and electioneering.This brief - the third in a three-part series - reviews the asylum policies and ...

This is the second part in a two part series of Briefs which focuses on populism in South Africa

This brief deals with the way in which ANC policy is developed. Further briefs will consider the substance of recently released draft policy documents for the ...

Update on the Impending Border Management Authority

After being amended at the National Council of Provinces, the Border Management Authority (BMA) Bill is one step closer to enactment. But the BMA exacerbates ...

This Brief by Charles Simkins looks at voter behaviour in metros and what the results of the 2016 Local Government Elections mean. The technical report to this ...

This Brief done by Charles Simkins is the technical report which follows the Brief on voter behaviour in the metros.

When Will Parliament Become Fully Operational Again?

In this brief, Charles Simkins highlights some important parliamentary events and questions when the institution will be operational again.

This Brief sets out voter geographical information derived from the voting patterns as observed in the 2014 National Election.

Zimbabwe II - Politics

The first brief in this series outlined key demographic and economic conditions and dynamics. This brief considers their political implications.