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Cogta and Salga are pushing for an amendment Bill that seeks to remove the undue influence of smaller parties on the appointment of political office bearers in municipalities to be approved as law by next year’s elections. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
2024 VARIETIES OF DEMOCRACY V DEM REPORT

With the rise in right-wing populism, democracy around the world is weakened

South Africa stands out as a country that strongly defends democracy

  • Ursula van Beek
5 min read
Former US President Donald Trump and Senator JD Vance, a Republican from Ohio and Republican vice-presidential nominee, during the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, on Monday, July 15, 2024. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
ADOLF HITLER

Trump shooting is a symptom of our failure to talk

Words are important. Our failure to wield them responsibly has put us on a path to vitriol and violence

  • Nontobeko Hlela
7 min read
Omen: The Knysna fires of 2017. (Deon Raath/Rapport/Gallo Images)
CLIMATE CHANGE

Countering climate denialism requires taking on right-wing populism. Here’s how

Global cooperation is essential if climate action is to be effective, amid the right-wing onslaught against multilateralism

  • Richard Calland
5 min read