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Soon after it was established in 1932 Orlando became a mecca of black urban culture and liberation politics.
A policy intended to help the majority of South Africans improve their lives has instead been abused to benefit only a few.
External changes, including the end of the Cold War, helped lead to the ending of apartheid. Gorbachev played a major role in that process.
The pioneering role she played, and the sacrifices she made, extended well beyond the famous 1956 Women’s March.
The deliberations were characterised by disingenuous, counter-factual policy pronouncements, and de facto denials of the ANC’s culpability in causing many of the current problems facing the country.
The truth is that there are no easy and quick fixes, such as the governing party’s recent castration idea, which falls short on a range of scores.
Mbeki has successfully transitioned from being an old horse of South Africa’s governing ANC to a highly venerated and in-demand African elder statesman.
Historically, most mass shootings in South Africa have been associated with three main things: gang conflicts, rivalries in the minibus taxi sector and factional or inter-group feuds.
Robert Sobukwe was once perceived to possess more revolutionary potential than Nelson Mandela.
Land reform had not been held back by the constitution but by capacity constraints and a lack of political will.
The famous writer turns 70 this year. She is driven by how South Africans see and hear one another.
Any ruling party in South Africa has found it hard to maintain internal coherence and unity over an extended time span amid wide national diversity.
Extra-parliamentary politics forms part of a deeper defence that will give democracy more resilience in South Africa.
The former secretary-general of the Commonwealth represents the true essence of a public intellectual and leader; his sense of duty defines his legacy.
The death of Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu in 2021 has triggered renewed frustrations over the elusiveness of a “new” South Africa.
Reviving the capacity of the state is also crucial to shoring up support for democracy in the long term.
Basic income support is not a question of government “being generous”. The money will be taken from employed citizens and the affluent.
The resort to armed struggle brought the Communist Party and the African National Congress much closer together during their time in exile.
Ramaphosa currently has no known rivals with widespread support within the African National Congress.
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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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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Visiting Professor at the Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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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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Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Leicester
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Lecturer, Nelson Mandela University
