Democracy and Political Governance in South Africa

lt;b> Isioma Ile is a Full Professor at the School of Government, University of the Western Cape, South Africa. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and has 20 years of experience in academia. Ile is a member of the Association of Southern African Schools and Departments of Public Administration and Management (ASSADPAM) and the South African Association for Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM). An accomplished researcher and a member of various research teams, her international experience includes collaborative work with the University of Bochum in Germany, the University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom, and the Harry Truman School of Public Affairs, University of Missouri, USA. She has tremendous passion for the continent as demonstrated by her contribution to public sector skills development in Nigeria, South Africa, and South Sudan. Ile has held leadership roles in various capacities as Head of Department, Public Administration, University of Fort Hare, South Africa, and at the School of Government, University of Western Cape. Her current research focuses on governance and policy reforms in Africa, specifically indigenous knowledge systems and social policy monitoring and evaluation. She has published 5 books and numerous papers in various journals.
Omololu Fagbadebo is a Research Associate and a Contract Lecturer at the Durban University of Technology, South Africa. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Previously, he taught Political Science at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, and at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He was Press Secretary to the Speaker, Osun State House of Assembly, Nigeria, 1999-2003. Fagbadebo participated in the Study of the United States Institutes (SUSI) on American Politics and Political Thought Fellowship at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA, in 2010. His research focuses on comparative politics, legislative studies, public governance, development studies, public institutions, and African government and politics. His book publications include Public Procurement, Corruption and the Crisis of Governance in Africa (2021), co-edited with Prof. Nirmala Dorasamy, published by Palgrave Macmillan; Democratic Practices and Governance in Nigeria (2021), co-edited with two other colleagues, published by Routledge; Impeachment in the Nigerian Presidential System: Challenges, Successes and the Way Forward (2020), published by Palgrave Macmillan; and Perspectives on the Legislature and the Prospects of Accountability in Nigeria and South Africa (2019), co-edited with Prof. Fayth Ruffin, published by Springer International Publishing. 

Introduction.- Chapter 1. Democracy and Political Governance in South Africa.- Chapter 2. A critique of South Africa's progress towards accountable and efficient public office holders.- Chapter 3. Evaluating the Commitment of South Africa to the Principles of Separation of Powers.- Chapter 4. A rural perspective on the African Peer Review Mechanism: views on socio-economic development and public service delivery in rural South Africa.- Chapter 5. South Africa's Democracy, Peace and Stability: The Struggle Continues.- Chapter 6. South Africa's political commitment to the promotion and protection of the rights of vulnerable groups.- Chapter 7. Evaluating the rights of children and young people in Africa: The policies and practices in South Africa.- Chapter 8.  Promotion and protection of the Rights of Citizens in South Africa: A Review.- Chapter 9. The voice of the voiceless: The state of Civil and Political Rights in South Africa.- Chapter 10. An assessment of Government Commitment to the Promotion and Protection of women's rights in South Africa.- Chapter 11. Deepening Leadership Accountability in South Africa.