South Africans have, in recent years, looked beyond the ANC in hope of finding new voices capable of holding the line on spending and corruption. Instead, what they have received is a bewildering capitulation and weak opposition
Advanced democracies with coalition governments and strong committees understand the necessity of developing rules and institutions to mitigate executive unaccountability
Candidates vying for top positions in the DA will undergo rigorous vetting including audits of their financial records
Authoritarian regimes use spying to deter protest. But this can encourage people to stand up for what they believe in
Journalists Emsie Ferreira and Lizeka Tandwa chat to Mmusi Maimane, Paul Berkowitz and Narend Singh about the state of the opposition
COMMENT: The protests against the Ugandan president’s 35-year rule are being led by the youth. But they cannot do it alone
Citizens have for a year protested against the president seeking a third term in office despite a two-term limit. Many have been killed — and 90 more people died in this week’s crackdown
Social media is driving a new – largely anonymous – form of protest in Zimbabwe and Zambia
The DA is stuck in classical liberalism when there are new ways of thinking about capitalism and the role of the state – and its denial of race as a concept is disingenuous
Activists in the Kingdom of eSwatini are routinely arrested on vague and flimsy charges
It took more than just a united front to unseat the governing party in the recent presidential elections in Malawi
Many Ugandans find Stella Nyanzi’s mode of protest, including vulgar insults and stripping to make a point, unsettling. But her challenge to the country’s patriarchy could bring much-needed reform
The Ugandan opposition leader believes he is best-placed to lead an opposition coalition
In Tanzania today, political space has shrunk to the point where protests are suppressed before they emerge
With Zim holding elections this year, the opposition had been feeling cautiously optimistic— until its arch-enemy, Mugabe, was ousted from power
Opposition ire over the president’s extended term in office spilled over into the streets this week
DA leader Helen Zille says the party has filed for a review of the courts decision to drop corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma.
President Goodluck Jonathan bids for a second term as Muhammadu Buhari and Atiku Abubakar lead race for the opposition ticket.