President Cyril Ramaphosa’s term in office so far, makes it seem that South Africa can hope and dream again. That’s quite a gift for Freedom Day.
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The process of institutionalisation may be patchy and uneven. But one thing is clear: Africa is not without functioning institutions.
Unexpressed racism may be even more dangerous if it’s left lurking below the surface.
South African jazz veteran Jonas Gwangwa has been getting recognition for the pivotal role he played in ‘singing down apartheid.’
South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, needs to quickly address key challenges to restart the economy.
South Africans expect former president Zuma him to take responsibility and remedy his undemocratic and unconstitutional behaviour.
Reducing Madikizela’s entire life and legacy to her relationship with Mandela has more to do with patriarchal tropes about powerful women than reality.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s political power stemmed from the visceral connection that she was able to make between the lives of the oppressed black people, and her own.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s struggle was for humanity, oftentimes waged in an inhuman way.
South Africa’s new president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has done well so far but more challenges relating to reigniting the economy lie ahead.
Former South African president Jacob Zuma’s proposed prosecution is a welcome reaffirmation of the principle that all are equal before the law.
Former South African President Jacob Zuma’s bad behaviour damaged his image and the ANC’s.
South Africa’s land policy is flailing around in the dark, with the haziest of understandings of how well or how badly land reform is doing.
Meeting the challenges from the opposition will strengthen the ANC’s dominance. How well its new leadership copes will become clearer over the next few months.
The way South Africa’s new president Cyril Ramaphosa has constituted his cabinet reflects the distribution of power within the governing ANC.
South Africa’s idea of radical economic transformation is missing a critical element.
South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress, poses a danger to democracy by continuiing to blur the lines between the state and the party.
The obituary of the Zuma administration can be summed up with its ethos: grab as much and as fast as you can.
Jacob Zuma was removed by the people’s effect, which connected the dots of corruption, a mismanaged state and rapacious capitalism.
A tumultuous era has ended and there’s a silver lining to the cloud that has been hanging over South Africa.
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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
