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The election of Port Elizabeth's first black mayor in 1995 signalled that the democratic change that had started in 1994 was irreversible. But problems lay ahead.
South Africa suffers capability deficiencies and institutional stasis due to poor political management.
President Ramaphosa's state of the nation speech showed his preference for less contentious matters that attract praise, rather than catalytic decisions.
In South Africa, state corruption has taken hold with utter disregard for ethics and democratic norms in a cynical exploitation of the post-apartheid transformation agenda.
The precedent-setting ruling may cause jitters in dysfunctional municipalities around the country.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has to ensure that reform of critical institutions is placed first. Everything else will be compromised if this fails.
The black middle class are angry at their exclusion from mainstream economic activity.
South Africa's dysfuctional municipalities are characterised by very poor, or no delivery, of basic services such as refuse collection.
South Africa's local governments lack a clear separation of legislative and executive powers.
Nearly a third of South Africa's municipalities are not financially viable.
Democracy in South Africa is meaningless if it doesn't improve the lives of the people. To do this, the governing ANC must be led by conscientious, competent and interested leaders.
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Johannesburg
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Head: Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Extraordinary Senior Lecturer at the School of Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Research Specialist in Democracy, Governance and Service Delivery at the Human Science Research Council and a Research Fellow Centre for African Studies, University of the Free State
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Executive director, Africa Institute of South Africa, Human Sciences Research Council
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Professor of Urban Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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