The release of 4 200 inmates has sparked fears that the ruling party is building an off-book army of thugs
Gauteng’s musical chairs in its economic cluster is a microcosm of South Africa’s biggest problem
Low voter turnout and the rise of youth activism could limit the party’s ability to win the 2024 provincial and national government elections
The twice-impeached Republican is the first sitting or former American president to be criminally indicted
The lead-up to next year’s first-ever elections will likely see heightened political disputes, competition and defections – developments that can quickly turn deadly
The DA can’t shake off the question of race if it aspires to grow
It is important to directly speak to young South Africans to inform them why it is important to vote
Analysts and international observers say the presidential election was tainted by incidents of violence as well as logistical and operational failures
EFF leader Julius Malema has called for South Africans to join the party during its national shutdown aimed at unseating President Cyril Ramaphosa
Asked why they were shifting their support, voters cited weak leadership, corruption, bad policies and future prospects as the main reasons
The state’s ambitions for the country to become a middle-class economy are throttled by blackouts, corruption and structural and policy problems
Not only is the party living in the past, it is afraid to confront today’s realities and has lost its ideological direction
A country cannot survive in isolation, particularly given that leaders of rightwing parties have ascended in countries around the world
Drunk on hubris, the UK’s Tory party has followed a populist path to instability. The ANC and its opposition peers follow a similar path
The renewal comes as the Harare government cracks down on members of the opposition and journalists, alongside proposed amendments to laws critics say will stifle the work of NGOs
A meeting to finalise a Ramaphosa slate was boycotted by some provincial leaders, with those in attendance annoyed by the final list which excluded key allies
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The broken Zimbabwe economy and political system are too much of a push factor for xenophobia and Aaron Motsoaledi to stop people seeking refuge in Mzansi
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Voter turnout has dropped from 86.7% in 1994 to only 65.9% in the 2019 national elections.
Former president Lula is in the lead in the polls ahead of the first round of elections on 2 October. These elections will be transformative for Brazil and will ramifications around the world
The MPLA managed to retain power in the recent elections but to win the next elections it will have to introduce economic and political reforms
Former apartheid collaborator Unita has polled well, but will it be enough to unseat the long-ruling MPLA?
Martha Karua is taking centre stage in Kenya’s elections: what it means for women in politics
Liz Truss has the support of 62% of the Conservative Party members who anoint the next prime minister
A Bill before parliament will, if passed, see the government’s powers extended, repressing efforts at development and voices of dissent
After 28 years of democracy, South Africa is having to reform its political party-based electoral system to make it fairer
After more than 10 years of meddling and the countless executive game of musical chairs, please leave political actors out of Eskom problem-solving. This is a problem to be solved by Andre de Ruyter and the unions and the ‘rogue’ employees working outside the established channels
These elections are a warning of how history can be washed over and and used to promote modern dynasties
Conflict hotspots, most in the Sahel region, will continue to dominate the news this year, while a number of countries will hold key elections.
Sticks and stones – and shaming – discourages women from contesting elections.
How much more time does the ANC have before losing the country? It’s the question of the next decade, or for the next two years, as the 2024 general election looms.
The ANC’s corruption-accused suspended secretary general decries use of ‘state organs’ to ‘persecute party leaders’
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