Ryan Brunette

Nov 21, 2023 | africasacountry.com | Rachel Dubale |Ryan Brunette |John Reynolds |Sean Jacobs

On November 19, Javier Milei secured the presidency of the Republic of Argentina with 56% of the vote. However, his victory is expected to significantly impact a specific segment of the country. During my six-month exchange in Argentina’s Venado Tuerto (pop. 75,000) in 2016, I encountered someone of shared Black ethnicity on the street only once. A person whom many locals incidentally mistook for me—along with a Cuban Black girl, the only black person like me in the whole high school.

Sep 10, 2023 | pari.org.za | Ryan Brunette

The preferential procurement clause, especially, falls short of the constitutional requirement of a national legislative framework. Currently, the clause gives wide discretion to procuring institutions and opens the way to confusion and abuse. South Africa’s public procurement system is inefficient and corrupt. Because it handles a fifth of GDP and plays a central role in redressing inequality, this crisis is central to our political, public administrative and economic problems.

Sep 9, 2023 | timeslive.co.za | Ryan Brunette

10 September 2023 - 00:00 South Africa’s public procurement system is inefficient and corrupt. Because it handles a fifth of GDP and plays a central role in redressing inequality, this crisis is central to our political, public administrative and economic problems. The new Public Procurement Bill moves to address this by advancing efficiency and integrity measures. But if it does not align with the constitution, these will come to nothing. ..

Apr 28, 2023 | africasacountry.com | William Shoki |Ryan Brunette |Liam Brickhill

South Africa marked 30 years of democracy on April 27, 2023—a historic day in 1994 when the first nonracial elections took place. This moment was a culmination of years of struggle against the apartheid regime. The milestone was ushered in by seemingly endless negotiations, the unbanning of liberation movements, the release of political prisoners, the return of cadres from exile, and the reversal of apartheid laws that led to the introduction of a new interim constitution.