Tuesday (15 September) is the International Day of Democracy. In opinion pieces for Daily Maverick and News24 respectively, Dr Chris Jones (Unit for Moral Leadership) and Prof Nicola de Jager (Department of Political Science) write about the importance of defending democracy and the freedoms it affords us. Click on the links below to read the articles.

• Dr Chris Jones (Daily Maverick)
• Prof Nicola de Jager (News24)