He had enormous charisma and love for South Africa - he also had enormous wealth and made some questionable political choices.
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Mboweni leaves a legacy of a successful transformation from a freedom fighter to a businessman, central banker and politician.
Pravin Gordhan was throughout his life driven by a deep commitment to non-racialism.
The ANC leads the unity government. If it leads South Africa back to happier times, that is most likely to benefit the ANC, rather than the DA.
Having to account for spending on covert operations would make it more difficult for intelligence agencies to abuse their powers.
There’s confusion in South Africa about what’s driving the popularity of Jacob Zuma and his uMkhonto weSizwe party.
Cyril Ramaphosa sees a Government of National Unity as the way ahead, but finding parties to agree to go ahead with this is challenging.
South Africans need to hold onto their seats. It’s going to be a rocky five years.
Having dominated South Africa’s political landscape for 30 years, the ANC now faces having to do a deal with its rivals.
The country will see more foreign policy continuity if the ANC partners with smaller parties that share its world view.
Both sweeping immunity and overzealous prosecutions of former leaders can undermine democracy. But such prosecutions pose different risks for older democracies like the US than in younger ones.
Former president Jacob Zuma’s MK Party borrows the slogan “mayibuye” from the liberation party to make a point about the ruling African National Congress.
The growing loss of support for the governing ANC raises the possibility of South Africa having its first national coalition government since 1994.
Political secularism in South Africa is shaping into a tense contest between the relative ambitions of state and religious actors.
Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe is now the largest party in KwaZulu-Natal and the fourth biggest nationally.
The 2024 elections may be the tipping point that enables opposition parties to portray themselves as viable contenders in forming a national coalition government.
The constitution and the principle of constitutionalism will continue to be politically contested territory. So far it’s held in South Africa.
The second episode of What happened to Nelson Mandela’s South Africa?, a three-part podcast series on The Conversation Weekly. Featuring interviews with Mashupye Maserumule and Michael Sachs.
The court covered itself in glory in the first 15 years, but its performance has been patchy since then, coinciding with Jacob Zuma’s presidency.
A lot of good has happened since apartheid ended in 1994. Sadly, 30 years on, the country is in a political and economic crisis. Many are questioning the choices of the past three decades.
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Emeritus Associate Professor in Public Law, UCT. Visiting Adjunct Professor, WITS School of Governance; Director, Africa Programme, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Professor in Political Science, University of South Africa
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Professor of Public Affairs, Tshwane University of Technology
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Visiting Professor at the Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Urban Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Visiting Professor and Professor Emeritus, University of the Witwatersrand
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Head: Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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