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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262722
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212834
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB217424
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This reflects concerns over systemic corruption, high-level impunity, ruling party dysfunction, growing criminality and violence and infrastructure failures, among other…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274141
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Under the Municipal Systems Act, councillors must meet within two weeks of the official announcement of the election results (August 6) to elect a municipal government consisting…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212943
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The intervention by new President Cyril Ramaphosa's follows recent debilitating public protests and public-sector strikes. Demonstrators have demanded the resignation of embattled…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB233796
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This followed just a week after AMCU and miner Sibanye-Stillwater reached a wage agreement after a protracted five-month strike at the latter’s goldmines. Meanwhile, the latest…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243451
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The party faces both extreme internal divisions -- which helped spark the July uprising -- and increasing voter disaffection, raising questions about its longevity as the ruling…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265551
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257115
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His four-year probe focused on large-scale corruption during the presidency of former President Jacob Zuma. It has implicated a number of high-ranking politicians and…