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How should the Multi-Party Charter see its role if it wins?

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While debates will rage about whether the Multi-Party Charter will have the numbers it needs to win or not (or whether it will lead to

Could the Tallaght strategy work for SA?

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“You don’t play politics with the economy…….An opposition which acts in a way that makes every step forward more painful than it needs to be

A federal pan-Africanism

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The idea of a United States of Africa has been around since the days of Marcus Garvey’s 1924 poem “Hail, United States of Africa”, an

Elections of consequence: a crisis of governance and ideology

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Commentator and analyst Moeletsi Mbeki contends that South Africa’s fundamental problem is a crisis of governance which undergirds every other crisis afflicting the country. This

Is South Africa a failed state?

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In short, no. But it is understandable why there is a pervasive feeling of failure within this country, which is largely due to the abysmal

Why is South Africa failing?

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Much has been written about whether or not South Africa is a failed state, given its crumbling infrastructure, bankrupted and corrupt municipalities, weak economic growth

How Cape Town can become richer and more productive

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While the City of Cape Town deserves many plaudits for being a beautiful, functional and well-run city compared with every other major metro in South

How to build an effective coalition

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As another Johannesburg mayor, Mpho Phalatse, was ousted last week, there were heated accusations among coalition partners. Accompanying this vitriol were open letters and a

The cost of state paternalism

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Although it is famous among middle-class tourists for its exquisite beaches, life in the OR Tambo district municipality in the former Transkei is far from

Why 2024 matters: Socialism, corruption, violence, and degradation

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What happens in 2024 matters. To tell the story of South Africa is to tell the story of psycho-social and socio-economic misery wrought on this