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Barrier to entry: The IEC and constitutional court remain firm in their decision about proof of support and deposits required for small parties to be able to contest the elections. Photo: Darren Stewart/Getty Images
2024 ELECTIONS SOUTH AFRICA

Vote 2024 | One week to go…

Explore the state of South African democracy 30 years post-apartheid. Discover the alarming rise in political assassinations and voter apathy leading up to the 2024 elections.

  • Scott Peter Smith
South Africa’s Jewish and Muslim communities have condemned the killing of Halima Hoosen-Preston and the knife assault on her family at their home in Durban, in what appears to be an Islamophobic attack. (Cornel van Heerden/Gallo)
GENERAL ELECTION 2024

Surge in political assassinations sparks concern ahead of South Africa’s May elections

A total of 131 assassinations in 2023 were related to organised crime, the minibus taxi industry, political assassinations and personal killings

  • Lyse Comins
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