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The stalemate in Tshwane is a manifestation of coalition arrangements that serve the partisan interests of parties, to the detriment of citizens.
The proposed amendment to the constitution represents a critical juncture in South African constitutional politics.
Coalitions work best when parties in the partnership are aligned politically.
Bobi Wine in Uganda does it; so do the Economic Freedom Fighters in South Africa. The red beret is worn to signify the revolutionary. Its power lies in a symbolism that combines art and politics.
Political mistrust is high as the country looks to the next municipal elections in 2021.
The recent election has shown again that the extremism which worries democrats in much of the world has little traction in South Africa.
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.
The FF+'s constituency is overwhelmingly Afrikaner white Protestants. But, it appears to have made inroads among coloured conservatives.
The EFF's militarised aesthetic is more than a sideshow. It forms a key part of its spectacle-oriented brand of politics.
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.
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.
South Africa's polls have been praised for adhering to international election best practice. But, they are not without problems.
Corruption has, over the past decade and a half, become one of South Africans' biggest concerns.
There's an assumption that a change of ownership would automatically mean a change in the role the Bank plays
Indications are that even an ANC victory at the polls is unlikely to reverse the party's decline in popular support.
The Economic Freedom Fighters' strategy of painting President Ramaphosa and his allies as corrupt is unlikely to succeed.
Polls indicate that South Africans are unlikely to totally abandon the African National Congress.
The ANC has lost so much support among its traditional voters it's now forced to look beyond them to retain power.
Troubles in South Africa's coalition-led local governments are affecting accountability, governance stability and service delivery.
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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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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Professor in Political Science, University of South Africa
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Professor of Public Affairs, Tshwane University of Technology
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Research director at Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (Mistra), Visiting Professor and Professor Emeritus, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer in the Politics of African Development, University of Leeds
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PhD Fellow based at the Wits City Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor, University of Witwatersrand Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Criminology, University of Nottingham
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Research Specialist, Human Sciences Research Council
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Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), University of South Africa
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Associate Professor, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Political Science and SARChi Chair in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
