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The debate about the mandate of the South African Reserve Bank must be located within a clearly articulated political vision and social compact on the kind of society South Africans aspire to.
Politics is being reduced to personalities in South Africa. The real issue is whether the damage that's been done can be undone.
Musician Ndikho Xaba rejected boundaries. He lived and played what he believed -- uncompromisingly
The politics of Jonas Gwangwa's music have stayed constant over the years, and are also apparent in the eight albums he has released in South Africa since returning from 30 years of exile.
The recent election has shown again that the extremism which worries democrats in much of the world has little traction in South Africa.
Why do once mighty political parties sometimes collapse? Two reasons that have driven some into obscurity are corruption and conflicts within the party. The ANC suffers from both.
The FF+'s constituency is overwhelmingly Afrikaner white Protestants. But, it appears to have made inroads among coloured conservatives.
South African lawyer Bram Fischer has been idealised in a post-1994 context. He was raised in a position of privilege, but he used it to defy the injustice of the society that raised him.
Community radio stations have thrown themselves into the political discussion with gusto.
South Africa has the world’s largest white minority living under black rule.Colour line tensions might remain a feature of the country's political landscape.
Nelson Mandela's dream of a great rainbow nation has been badly but not fatally undermined by corruption, violence and inequality.
For democracy to work, the press has to be free.
To claim that protests are being organised suggests sinister motives. But all protest is organised. So are cake sales and shopping expeditions.
Half of South Africa's population remain chronically poor, and the quarter in-between struggle to stay out of reach of destitution.
South African voters are more likely to vote for the African National Congress led by Cyril Ramaphosa than they were when Jacob Zuma led the party.
There is a huge divide between what is important right now and what the election is likely to be about.
Land reform programme has done very little to improve access to land for black South Africans.
South Africa's polls have been praised for adhering to international election best practice. But, they are not without problems.
A progressive Afrikaans newspaper will be relaunched soon. But Vrye Weekblad can't trade on its history alone. It will need to consider the challenges of the present and the future.
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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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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Professor in Political Science, University of South Africa
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Head of School of Economic & Business Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Head of Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor and Director of The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
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Professor and Head of Department of Political and Conflict Studies, Nelson Mandela University
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