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South Africa debt crisis threatens municipal solvency

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Until recently, worsening indicators were confined to small-town and rural areas, but now, as the report highlights, the problem has spread to major metropolitan local government…

South Africa elections erode ANC's long-term position

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The ruling ANC's national vote share dropped below the symbolic 50% threshold to 45.6%, its lowest score in its 27 years in power. It now controls only two metropolitan…

South Africa's opposition could alienate black voters

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Previously her party’s leader (2007-15), Zille has caused an internal party crisis after tweeting that the legacy of colonialism was not all “negative”. With reports that current…

Landmark local poll will recast South Africa politics

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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…

Water crisis could threaten South Africa’s opposition

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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 African electoral reform may prove a sideshow

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The defiance of the party whip by party members implicitly goes against South Africa’s proportional representation (PR) list electoral system, where party bosses have substantial…

South Africa’s DA will return to founding principles

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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…

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…

South Africa's ANC will struggle to unite before 2019

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Ramaphosa received the backing of five of nine provinces, while closest rival Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma received four. However, branch nominations are no guarantee of elective…

South Africa's opposition will struggle for coherence

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SOUTH AFRICA

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…