The number of adults who didn’t vote in the 2019 elections reflects citizens’ disenchantment with their representatives. Perhaps Covid-19 presents government with the chance to change this
Sona was a mixed bag but there were some meaningful announcements
The former DA leader says his new political movement can bring change to South Africa
Although Benjamin Fogel denies the relevance of the South African Communist Party — and gets a few facts wrong — some of his points are correct
The party by to increase its voters five times by 2023
To address the systemic issues of racial discrimination, broad social and economic transformation is required in SA
The Democratic Alliance’s problems can be traced back to the politicisation of race, which has persisted even after the dawn of democracy in 1994
A review into the party’s poor election results also calls for the DA’s CEO to stand down — he has subsequently resigned
A report that looked into the party’s poor election performance called for the CEO and Mmusi Maimane to vacate their positions
Because it’s a blend of political influences the transition it is facing has, inevitably, had an existential effect on the opposition party
Gravitas: Velenkosini Hlabisa brings his experience to his new post as leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party.
With two years before the next local government election and an ANC in Gauteng already on notice, the stakes have never been higher.
After disappointing elections results, the party is focusing on its municipalities and coalitions
The party’s electoral decline is an indication that it does not really know what it stands for
Implementation is the key focus for President Cyril Ramaphosa, who admits there are limits to what can be delivered due to state of public finances
The president is set to deliver Sona in Cape Town on Thursday
The ANC has, again, appointed a minister of the arts with very little interest in the arts
In the absence of bold reforms, voters and the general public are left with one option — to embrace participatory governance
Critics don’t understand why citizens in the poorest provinces would still back the ruling party
The recent election has shown again that the extremism which worries democrats in much of the world has little traction in South Africa
A new order of expression needs to be developed to improve democracy in South Africa
The president may have kept them close to his chest but now he has to make bold moves
The musician may not have known who to vote for, but he is in tune with our political past and present
The Durban mayor charged with corruption may, for once, not be at Jacob Zuma’s next court appearance
To win back support, the DA should conduct a brutally honest assessment of its governance failures in the metros it still controls.
Nationally, the 65% voter turnout was the lowest since the advent of South Africa’s democracy
The trust in democratic institutions in South Africa is in decline and there is general ambivalence towards constitutionalism
More parties than ever will share the country’s 400 parliamentary seats
The IEC has written to the lawyers of the 27 smaller parties who reported election irregularities, saying their demands were unreasonable and unlawful
2019 ushers in a new era of governance with the ANC hanging onto the economic centre in a nail biting race
The Mail & Guardian understands parties are set to receive a presentation on an audit over double votes on Saturday
The 27 parties says the reports of irregularities during voting could not be attributed to "isolated incidents"