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South Africa's opposition will struggle for coherence

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De Lille, a popular coloured mayor in the DA's flagship city, was ousted by the party in May but a recent court ruling reinstated her as both mayor and a DA member. The scandal…

Rising South African populism will divide parties

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His comments come amid lingering concern over parliament’s endorsement last month of land expropriation without compensation. The contested policy was proposed by the leftist…

Landmark local poll will recast South Africa politics

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SOUTH AFRICA

The party secured 54% of the vote compared to 62% in the last municipal election in 2011. The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) saw a moderate increase overall but made…

South Africa's ANC turns inward at the economy's peril

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SOUTH AFRICA

Outlook for South Africa's ruling party.

Cities will be South Africa's key vote battlegrounds

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SOUTH AFRICA

Outlook for municipal elections in South Africa.

Attacks on South Africa’s constitution will increase

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The constellation of political and social forces crystallised in the 1996 constitutional compromise has broken down. In part this relates to persistently high poverty, gaping…

South Africa’s DA will return to founding principles

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SOUTH AFRICA

Interim leader MP John Steenhuisen and former DA Youth Leader and KwaZulu-Natal provincial legislator Mbali Ntuli are vying for the post. After a bruising few years, the DA is…

Prospects for Southern Africa in 2016

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PROSPECTS 2016

Prospects for Southern Africa in 2016.

Water crisis could threaten South Africa’s opposition

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SOUTH AFRICA

The Democratic Alliance (DA), the main national opposition, runs both the Western Cape provincial government and the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality but has been…

South Africa’s ruling party will fracture further

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SOUTH AFRICA

Such changes would attempt to avoid a fractious leadership battle that could further expose party rifts. After South Africa narrowly avoided a ratings agency downgrade last year…