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Towards an ANC-EFF coalition?

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The ANC and EFF could be on the way to sharing power in municipalities and might be moving to a national coalition, and possibly even

The electorate: fear and loss of hope

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The country is getting really gatvol and showing signs of losing hope. A recent survey conducted by the Social Research Foundation (SRF) shows that South

South Africa’s Rip-Off Economy

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There is a growing share of the economy that is often criminal, sometimes out in the open.  It is nothing but a burden, and does

Decline of the ANC: Let’s not get ahead of ourselves

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Three recent polls of party-political support are confusing and contradictory. With tectonic shifts in South African politics possibly under way, polls are in demand to

How coalitions will weaken the ANC

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As the ANC falters in the years ahead, the South African landscape will be fundamentally changed. Election systems like that in South Africa, which use

What will the ANC do as it declines?

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Eight years ago former President Jacob Zuma said the ANC will rule “forever and ever”. That is looking increasingly unlikely. But how will the ANC

‘Ethnicity is no barrier to terrible government’

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The UK Conservative Party leadership race, now in its final stretch, would at first thought seem to have little to do with South Africa. But

Eskom crisis: Government in knots, but what must be done?

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After the severe power cuts in recent weeks, President Cyril Ramaphosa promised an emergency energy plan. Can a solution to this crisis be expected when

Britain: Post Boris, Post Brexit, and Decline

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s resignation was long in coming, and in the end hardly a big surprise. Conservative Party MPs have for some time been

Thirty Percent – the rise of construction mafias

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For nearly a decade local mafias have been demanding payouts of 30 percent of the contract value of many construction projects. With the failure by