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Ivor Chipkin
Ivor Chipkin (born 8 October 1970) is a South African academic studying democracy and public management in the post-apartheid context. His academic research has included analysis of corruption in South Africa. He co-authored the May 2017 publication ''Betrayal of the Promise: How South Africa is being stolen'',State Capacity Research Group. 2017.Betrayal of the Promise Report" Johannesburg: Public Affairs Research Institute and ''Shadow State: The Politics of State Capture'' (2018) which were among the first works to detail a corrupt state capture scheme orchestrated by members of the African National Congress (ANC). In 2010, Chipkin established the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI), where he served until 2018. In 2019, Chipkin inaugurated the think tank Government and Public Policy (GAPP), renamed the New South Institute (NSI) in 2023. Early life and education Chipkin was a conscientious objector in the 1980s, refusing to serve in the apartheid defense forces. He beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alone and over 14.8 million in the urban agglomeration, it is classified as a Megacity#List of megacities, megacity and List of urban areas by population, one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. Johannesburg is the provinces of South Africa, provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, and seat of the country's highest court, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, Constitutional Court. The city is located within the mineral-rich Witwatersrand hills, the epicentre of the international mineral and gold trade. The richest city in Africa by GDP and private wealth, Johannesburg functions as the economic capital of South Africa and is home to the continent's largest stock exchange, the Johannesburg Stock Exchang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
