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Coalition ructions part of democratic process - Sunday Independent

Coalitions used to be something of a rarity in South African politics, but – especially since the 2016 local government elections (LGE) – have become fairly ...

Coalitions and consequences - Polity

With worsening power cuts, poor service delivery, low economic growth, high unemployment, and no sense of direction coming from government cutting deep into ...

Confidence and supply as an alternative to a DA/ANC coalition - News24

The most common argument for contemplating a DA/ANC coalition is that it would be far preferable to the ANC coalescing with the Economic Freedom Fighters ...

EFF’s national shutdown fails to impress, leaves party looking weak and isolated – BizNews

The national shutdown called for by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Monday did not bring the country to a standstill. In the end it made the EFF look ...

Hard and politically unpopular decisions are required to fix local government - Daily Maverick

Getting local government on track will mean reversing some ideological imperatives that are central to the outlook of the ANC. This includes the complete ...

Julius Malema: Hero or Hypocrite? The danger of SA’s rising political star – BizNews

Julius Malema dominated the news and the commentary last week with his planned national shutdown tomorrow. The nation seemed to cower before him, as if ...

Letter: Attack on IRR gratuitous - BusinessLIVE

Michael Beaumont has grabbed the bull firmly by the udder in attacking the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) because of a piece written by Nicholas Woode-Smith ...

Letter: Will the ANC try to postpone 2024 elections? - BusinessLIVE

Allan Wolman asks whether the ANC, given its plummeting polling values, freshly minted state of disaster and steadfast friendship with Russia, might be ...

Mailbox: IRR’s Sara Gon replies to Lord Peter Hain – Before anyone can vote, people have to be persuaded to register - Biznews

BizNews reported that former UK minister and anti-apartheid campaigner, Lord Peter Hain, gave a lecture recently to commemorate the police murder of ...

Proportional representation and secret ballots in SA’s coalition future - News24

Tshwane was widely regarded as the test case for stable coalition government: the Democratic Alliance (DA)-led multi-party reformist coalition had a majority ...