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Editorial: Desperately seeking an opposition

Editorial Editorial - 13 Nov 2020

All the contenders are deeply flawed, losing support, or both

Eusebius McKaiser: Dear ANC superfans, let’s talk

Opinion Eusebius McKaiser - 11 Aug 2020

ANC superfans are so vested in a romantic vision of a political party with a great past that they struggle to accept the realities of what this party has become.

Is Parliament suspended? Political parties in the dark after coronavirus gatherings ban

Article Lester Kiewit - 15 Mar 2020

Hundreds of legislators won’t be able to meet in parliamentary chambers after restrictions on gatherings to curb the spread of Covid-19 disease

How opposition parties in Africa can make friends and influence people

Africa Nic Cheeseman - 3 Mar 2020

Only by demonstrating that it would perform better in office while building trust within the wider population can the opposition force improvements in the electoral system while also growing the party

Mauritania releases opposition supporters arrested after vote clashes

Africa Agency - 3 Jul 2019

Ex-general Mohamed Ould Ghazouani won the June 22 poll with an absolute majority of 52%, the Constitutional Council announced on Monday

The pros and cons of coalitions in SA

Article Nic Cheeseman - 8 May 2019

Political mergers can enrich democracy and lead to more accountable government, but they can also lead to opportunism that undermine accountability

Voters are not to blame for opposition parties’ woes

Article Eusebius McKaiser - 1 Feb 2019

Given the crises caused by the ANC, the DA and the EFF should eat into the ruling party’s vote

ANC haunted by failure but opposition can’t relax

Article Eusebius McKaiser - 18 Jan 2019

Using the ANC’s 25-year failure will do the trick, but its supporters will need careful persuasion

Thousands protest ‘slave law’ in Budapest

Article Agency - 17 Dec 2018

The protest was called by unions and opposition parties outraged at reforms that hike the annual overtime hours that employers can demand

DRC opposition Kinshasa rally authorised for Friday — candidate

Africa Agency - 24 Oct 2018

Political tensions are rising in the DRC before the long-delayed December 23 election to select a successor to President Joseph Kabila

There’s no rush to reshuffle, Ramaphosa tells Parly

Article Govan Whittles - 20 Feb 2018

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on opposition party members of parliament to be patient regarding calls for a cabinet reshuffle

Zuma is defiant in the face of a looming removal

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Feb 2018

In recent weeks the Presidency has been at pains to demonstrate the continued longevity of Zuma’s presidency

Postponed Congo presidential vote further delayed until 2019

Africa Deutsche Welle 1 - 16 Oct 2017

Congo's opposition agreed to postpone presidential elections until the end of 2017, but President Kabila's electoral commission has delayed it again

Letters to the editor: June 2 to 8 2017

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Jun 2017

Readers write in about the opposition, party donors, and the ANC.

‘Judicial overreach’ is back

Article Phillip De Wet - 19 May 2017

The ANC had moved towards blaming itself for legal defeats – but KZN this week led the counter-charge

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Latest articles on Opposition Parties

Editorial: Desperately seeking an opposition

Eusebius McKaiser: Dear ANC superfans, let’s talk

Is Parliament suspended? Political parties in the dark after coronavirus gatherings ban

How opposition parties in Africa can make friends and influence people

Mauritania releases opposition supporters arrested after vote clashes

The pros and cons of coalitions in SA

Voters are not to blame for opposition parties’ woes

ANC haunted by failure but opposition can’t relax

Thousands protest ‘slave law’ in Budapest

DRC opposition Kinshasa rally authorised for Friday — candidate

There’s no rush to reshuffle, Ramaphosa tells Parly

Zuma is defiant in the face of a looming removal

Postponed Congo presidential vote further delayed until 2019

Letters to the editor: June 2 to 8 2017

‘Judicial overreach’ is back

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