Mmusi Maimane, leader of South Africa’s main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance.
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Because it’s a blend of political influences the transition it is facing has, inevitably, had an existential effect on the Democratic Alliance.
An electronic toll gantry on a Johannesburg highway.
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Politicians oppose toll roads on Johannesburg’s highways, yet they are textbook example of progressive taxation that favours the poor.
The Democratic Alliance has transformed itself from an overwhelmingly white party to a majority black party.
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Despite its endurance, the Democratic Alliance still hasn’t found a firm foothold to grow the votes in South Africa’s changing political landscape.
Former president of South Africa Jacob Zuma and current president Cyril Ramaphosa are supported by different factions.
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The election will not change the government, but may change the balance of power between the two factions of the governing ANC, led by Cyril Ramaphosa and Jacob Zuma.
South Africans go to the polls on 8 May, 2019.
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The current crisis in British politics is significant for countries like South Africa where a change in electoral systems is needed.
South Africans queue to cast their vote in a recent election. The country holds five-yearly national elections on 8 May.
EFE-EPA/Kim Ludbrook
South Africa’s polls have been praised for adhering to international election best practice. But, they are not without problems.
The Gauteng City-Region is home to a quarter of South Africa’s population.
Mark Momberg
The latest data offer a vital resource for understanding Gauteng’s multi-faceted challenges.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is now more popular than his governing party, the ANC.
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The ANC has lost so much support among its traditional voters it’s now forced to look beyond them to retain power.
The Vaal River in Gauteng, South Africa’s richest province, is polluted.
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South Africa’s local governments lack a clear separation of legislative and executive powers.
Children across the Gauteng often walk long distances to school and back.
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Over a third of pupils in the Gauteng province still travel more than five kilometres to school.
South Africa’s police commissioner, Khehla Sitole, and police minister, Bheki Cele, unveil a new plan to combat violent crimes.
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More than 90% of violent crimes in South Africa fall outside the categories named in the police’s new anti-crime strategy.
People stroll along Moshoeshoe Street in Emfuleni.
Darya Maslova
By expanding our understanding of streets and enhancing their design, every street corner could become a space to socialise, to exercise, to play, or to trade.
Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba, leads a campaign to clean up the city streets.
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Are different ways of governing emerging from South Africa’s cities governed by opposition coalitions?
Protests over housing at, an informal settlement near Johannesburg.
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Recent events suggest that South Africa’s government may be resorting to short-term measures to pacify anger over lack of housing. But what’s needed is a major overhaul of the housing policy.
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma in Parliament.
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South African President Jacob Zuma’s follies cost the ANC dearly during last year’s election. Is it too late for the party to save itself come 2019?