Following Jacob Zuma’s tenure, during which corruption became endemic, tarnishing the ANC, Cyril Ramaphosa was touted as the party’s saviour. But he failed to impress.
South African president, ANC leader Cyril Ramaphosa casting his vote in his hometown of Soweto, May 29.
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Dissatisfied ANC voters were much more likely to switch their votes if they held positive views of an opposition party. However, the problem for the opposition is that few people held these views.
Eusebius McKaiser in 2022.
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The new process of impeachment requires an objective test to be met.
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the 2022 state of nation address to a joint sitting of Parliament. Coalitions could soon be a feature of national government.
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Stable coalitions will depend on strong democratic values being embedded among political elites.
Mpho Phalatse was toppled as mayor of Johannesburg following a no-confidence vote in September. A high court reinstated her.
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Referenda may well have a place in the country’s democracy, but if the form of an electoral system can be referred to a referendum, why not capital punishment, abortion or LGBT rights?
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