The election’s result endorses other evidence that trust in South Africa’s constitutional settlement and its political institutions is steadily declining.
Many young South Africans see no point in voting.
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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.
Peter Marais, the Freedom Front Plus’ candidate for Western Cape premier, left, and party leader, Pieter Groenewald.
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The FF+‘s constituency is overwhelmingly Afrikaner white Protestants. But, it appears to have made inroads among coloured conservatives.
Cyril Ramaphosa has led South Africa’s African National Congress to its sixth electoral victory. But he’s got his work cut out.
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South African voters felt that mobile political campaigns were intrusive, violated their privacy and made them feel disillusioned with the political process.
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.
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.
Many South Africans have yet to see freedom bear fruit.
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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
Chair of the Board of Trustees and Head of African Futures & Innovation at the Institute for Security Studies. Extraordinary Professor in the Centre of Human Rights, University of Pretoria