Mmusi Maimane’s resignation highlights one of the core problems of democratic South Africa - the assumption that the only way to do anything is the way white men did it in the past.
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa (L) is congratulated by Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane after being elected president.
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Race is the fault line. Prominent black DA figures label attempts to remove leader Mmusi Maimane as an attempt by whites to force black members into a subordinate position.
Mmusi Maimane, leader of South Africa’s main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance.
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The survey findings show that people who had taken part in protests over the last five years were more likely to vote for opposition parties.
Cyril Ramaphosa led the African National Congress to victory in May. A new law on political funding covers parties, not politicians.
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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.
Peter Marais, the Freedom Front Plus’ candidate for Western Cape premier, left, and party leader, Pieter Groenewald.
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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.
Are South Africa’s biggest political parties offering anything new to inject much-needed life into the ailing education system?
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Here’s what researchers found when they assessed the election manifestos of South Africa’s three biggest political parties’ and what they say about education.
None of South Africa’s political parties are offering middle class black people a home.
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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.
A man challenges police during a protest in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg.
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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