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Mapping South Africa’s post-election space - Politicsweb

With opinion polls pointing to a historic decline in support for the governing African National Congress (ANC), the post-election option space is more complex ...

Ivo Vegter: Gayton McKenzie’s political Machiavellianism, dark agenda of betrayal and power play - Biznews

McKenzie says he’s a reformed criminal, but his political tactics are nothing if not coldly self-serving.

Opportunity for electoral reform is now – IRR

The time is ripe to reform South Africa’s electoral system and make it responsive to the needs of South Africans.

Making moonshot pact - The Citizen

The parties in and around the Democratic Alliance DA's proposed moonshot pact have been rocked by another bad week of infighting in the Johannesburg council.

SA’s post-election landscape, life after ANC’s majority rule: Katzenellenbogen - Biznews

Whether the ANC retains its majority or not, we are now shifting away from a period of near absolute domination by one political party.

SA at a crossroads: Coalition talks determine the nation’s future – Ivo Vegter - Biznews

Pre-election fears about how the ANC would respond to the loss of its parliamentary majority have not been realised.

IRR: NHI should be on the GNU agenda

NHI remains one of the biggest unknown factors in the GNU’s plans for South Africa. It must be discussed and government must be transparent about its cost.

Is the DA abandoning its values in the GNU?: Martin van Staden - Biznews

Almost three decades ago, the erstwhile Democratic Party (DP) campaigned on a motto of “Freedom, Free Enterprise, Federalism.” Today – when those three things ...

Time to make politicians listen – IRR

South Africa has a golden opportunity to choose an electoral system that ensures that the country’s representatives in parliament listen to the people who put ...

Time to seize the reform nettle is now – IRR

South Africa is on the edge and now is the time for reform.