Court is set to rule on the Makana council’s failure to fulfil its constitutional duties to town’s citizens
Social media threatens the purpose of the ‘fourth estate’ – democracy and a check on power
Transforming the symbols of apartheid violence is not the endpoint of addressing our heritage
The media’s response to the party should be to continue doing good investigative journalism
The approach of presidential elections on September 15 has once again raised the question of whether Tunisia’s nascent democracy will last
A culture has built up around Hong Kong’s "braves" who are hailed by supporters as heroes and reviled by their opponents as nihilists
A proposed amendment to its Constitution may turn Zambia into a de facto one-party state
Wealth inequality in South Africa is not only intolerably high, its also not reducing.
With little change in management, labour minister says that companies that fail to transform will no longer be able to do business with government
While millions have hit the streets in remarkable scenes of peaceful people power, protests have also sunk into violence
Although most analysts consider a full-blown crackdown unlikely, fears of worse to come have hovered over Hong Kong
Political parties will not be truly representative until gender quotas apply across the board, including at the very top
What began as a mass display of focused opposition to a planned extradition bill has evolved into something deeper, wider and far angrier.
The revocation of the contested territory’s special status marks a dangerous Hindu-nationalist shift
Holding corrupt public and private officials to account is vital for our country’s wellbeing
Research on violence in Africa argues that it is mainly within the context of a weak state that has lost control over its people and institutions
A nationalistic, gangster political faction is ready to exploit the crisis created by social inequality
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’