Liberation was meant to deliver significant change, for the better. But South Africa and Namibia show that the new elites that took power exercised it for their own benefit.
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South Africa’s more plural political space might bring in new voices that generate better economic policies.
In the wake of South Africa’s electoral surprises and their aftermath, a new dawn of hope may just be possible.
Cyril Ramaphosa sees a Government of National Unity as the way ahead, but finding parties to agree to go ahead with this is challenging.
Political parties must show ideological flexibility to foster stability and drive South Africa towards prosperity through creative policy solutions.
Racial identities continue to shape voter behaviour in post-apartheid South Africa.
South Africans need to hold onto their seats. It’s going to be a rocky five years.
The country will see more foreign policy continuity if the ANC partners with smaller parties that share its world view.
Polls suggest the ANC is set to lose its majority in South Africa.
Former president Jacob Zuma’s MK Party borrows the slogan “mayibuye” from the liberation party to make a point about the ruling African National Congress.
The growing loss of support for the governing ANC raises the possibility of South Africa having its first national coalition government since 1994.
South Africa’s ANC party has dominated government for 30 years, but it looks like it is about to be thrown out.
Many grant recipients are young, unemployed, and not necessarily loyal to the governing ANC like older generations.
Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe is now the largest party in KwaZulu-Natal and the fourth biggest nationally.
The 2024 elections may be the tipping point that enables opposition parties to portray themselves as viable contenders in forming a national coalition government.
Would South Africa have been torn apart by civil war without the myth of Nelson Mandela?
In a matter of days, one Kenyan’s intervention helped give South Africa a peaceful transition to its first post-apartheid government.
The first episode of What happened to Nelson Mandela’s South Africa?, a three-part podcast series on The Conversation Weekly. Featuring interviews with Steven Friedman and Sandy Africa.
A lot of good has happened since apartheid ended in 1994. Sadly, 30 years on, the country is in a political and economic crisis. Many are questioning the choices of the past three decades.
As South Africa heads towards elections, there is no quick fix solution to the electricity crisis in the country. What exactly are the political parties promising voters?
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Public Affairs, Tshwane University of Technology
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Professor in Political Science, University of South Africa
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Professor of Urban Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Visiting Professor at the Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Emeritus Associate Professor in Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Visiting Professor and Professor Emeritus, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate professor, University of Cape Town
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Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
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Chief Research Specialist in Democracy and Citizenship at the Human Science Research Council and a Research Fellow Centre for African Studies, University of the Free State
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Research Fellow New South Institute, Emeritus Professor at The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
