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Samia Suluhu Hassan’s hesitant reforms
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th June 2024 Having initiated democratic change, Tanzania’s president appears to be fighting a rearguard action by Magufulist hardliners. After she succeeded... →
ANC in minority: trying to understand the path(s) ahead
By: Raymond Suttner 10th June 2024 The South African public may be somewhat bewildered by the results of the general election. This despite many having wanted, and polls predicting,... →
The new government must fix itself before it can fix the country
10th June 2024 What can a new government do to get the country back on track after 15 years of stagnation and decline? Over the past six months, the Centre for... →
What does Saudi Arabian membership of BRICS mean for South African agricultural exports?
By: Econ3x3 7th June 2024 The inclusion of Saudi Arabia in the BRICS alliance presents a significant opportunity for South Africa to expand its livestock exports,... →
Death of a liberation movement: how South Africa’s ANC became just a regular political party – with some help from Jacob Zuma
7th June 2024 The African National Congress (ANC), the party that’s led South Africa since the first democratic elections in 1994, has long considered itself a... →
Better policing in South Africa is well within reach
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 7th June 2024 SA has the necessary skills and resources – we need the president and police minister to make reform their mission. Imagine a South Africa where... →
The coalition negotiations loom for a complete market takeover of politics and the economy
7th June 2024 The malicious alliance between phony political allies and, in some cases, vicious business scavengers pursuing rent-seeking at the expense of the... →
Public protection
By: Terence Creamer 7th June 2024 The application by Eskom to preserve and reserve grid connection capacity for independent power producers (IPPs) participating in public... →
South Africa’s election results present 3 options for government: all are fraught with danger
6th June 2024 South Africans do not have a deep culture of coalitions. There have been a few coalitions at provincial and municipal levels but most of these were... →
South African voters shifted support in 2024 but that’s nothing new – surveys after previous elections showed party loyalty was fluid
6th June 2024 To the casual observer, the outcome of South Africa’s 2024 national and provincial elections, which herald a new era of national coalition... →
