Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

South Africa's public protector has a vital watchdog role. Researcher offers tips on how the selection process can be improved

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par Sandiso Bazana, PhD Candidate/Research & Teaching Assistant, Grenoble Ecole de Management/Lecturer in Organisational Psychology, Rhodes University

The end of apartheid in South Africa in 1994 made it necessary to establish several institutions to underpin the country’s new constitutional democracy.

The office of the public protector was one of them. It was established in 1995 to exercise oversight over governmental power. The constitution grants the public protector autonomy to investigate improper government conduct and maladministration. The aim is to enhance government accountability and responsibility, thus…

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