Helping South Africa understand parliament
These stories are written with the aim of making parliament easier to understand for citizens, and parliamentary participation easier for parliamentarians.
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A CSO perspective on the Indicators for Democratic Parliament in a Southern African Context
Beyond representation: Is Parliament mainstreaming gender into its everyday work?
From parliamentary data to public action: ParliMeter enters its next chapter
Women’s Month 2026: Are South Africa’s democratic institutions delivering on gender equality?
What we’ve Learnt From A Year of Tracking Ethics in Parliament
IDP Target 5: Building an Inclusive Parliament: SA’s progress, gaps, and the road ahead
IDP Targets 1 & 2: How can we build a stronger South African Parliament?
IDP Target 6: Public participation in parliament: Strong on paper, but are South African citizens being heard?
IDP Targets 3 & 4: Strengthening transparency & responsiveness: What our latest IDP assessments reveal about Parliament
IDP Target 7: Representative Parliament: South Africa looks inclusive, but does representation translate into influence?
Youth issues in Parliament, 50 years after Soweto
Inside Parliament’s Budget Machine: Where South Africa’s Spending Choices Are Made
ParliMeter’s newest feature reveals: About two-thirds of all parliamentary budget recommendations have gone unresolved across seven years
How we turned 5,825 parliamentary recommendations into a searchable thread map
Constituency Offices: Useful Link to Communities or Just Political Theatre?
Democracy in Practice: Why Youth Engagement Matters on Freedom Day
2026: From Watching to Doing — Can Parliament Make Oversight Count?
Know Your MP: Find Your Constituency Office and Make Your Voice Heard
ParliMeter is ready for 2026 – and looking back on 2025
South Africa’s 2025 BRRR cycle: when oversight meets reality
Here’s OUTA’s annual assessment of Parliament
Nothing to declare: The Illusion of Transparency in South Africa’s Parliamentary Disclosures
ParliMeter at PEMO Conference: Can Digital Tools Renew Trust in Democracy?
Public Perception Survey Report 2024
Tracking progress: The data issues facing South Africa's BRRRs
What goes into Monitoring Parliament? Behind the scenes with PMG’s Monitors!
Women in Parliament 2025 Report
Youth in Parliament Report 2025
Assessment of SA Parliament against Indicators for Democratic Parliament
Understanding the Electoral Reform Consultation Panel
Where Parliament ends and Cabinet begins
Parliament is Yours. Let’s Act Like It.
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Latest data stories
How virtual meetings impacted parliament. Double down or disconnect?
The sweet spot for your workload as an MP. Where do things break down?
Visualising 10 years of overlapping meetings. Who has been most effected?
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