This year’s local elections — originally held on March 31 — have been widely regarded as a referendum on Erdoğan’s authoritarian rule
The world should be wary of creeping autocratisation, even in democratic countries
It’s important to honour past heroes, but today’s youth activists also want their own struggles, and contemporary heroes, to be recognised
Elections can be used to build a movement that advances a democratic socialist alternative
Young people mobilise around issues that affect their lives and their voice needs to be heard
A new order of expression needs to be developed to improve democracy in South Africa
Without a renewed social compact and the sacrifice of economic power, our country will never experience its ‘new dawn’
‘The EFF is free to answer, or not answer, the M&G’s questions’
Nationally, the 65% voter turnout was the lowest since the advent of South Africa’s democracy
1994 set us on the path to freedom, but much must still be fixed and new problems await us
Paradigm shifts for the liberation party are necessary if it wishes to hold on to its power
The IEC said it would be conducting an audit of votes cast at a sample of voting stations to establish whether double voting did, in fact, occur.
The title of Maimane’s speech is ‘Let us vote for our hopes, not our fears’
To dislodge a winner like the ANC you have to do better than point out its weaknesses.
‘Media ownership is becoming increasingly politicised, further undermining the independence of major broadcasters and titles’
The time has come to fight for honest political representation
South African youth is disillusioned with democracy because of high rates of unemployment
Be aware that history repeats itself — even when two types of government appear vastly different
The current crisis in British politics is significant for countries like South Africa where a change in electoral systems is needed
Rudy Giuliani mounted a combative defence of Trump in Sunday talk show appearances, taking aim at Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigators
Our yearning for good news lets our critical faculties fly into exile, so we need to be grounded
How can we better measure democracy to reflect women’s lived reality?
Too few South Africans are able to participate in systems that allow their voices to be heard
Research suggests that a complex crisis of identity is
at the heart of the problem
The evidence is conclusive: over and over again, democrats trump dictators
The party must decide if politicised uncertainty and institutionalised ambiguity will be its end
Created to exist on the fringes of society, townships still carry the economic legacy of apartheid
The African National Congress faces two big challenges: fewer South Africans trust it, while its electoral support has been waning
Election number crunching ignores the power of civil society institutions
As the country’s economy worsens, so dissent grows and its government becomes more repressive
Despite a Constitutional Court ruling, politicians are withholding facts needed for an informed vote
Economic inequality is fuelling a growing sense of tribalism, which populist politicians exploit — just take a look at Team Trump