All signs point to the Democratic Alliance being in deep turmoil which will affect its strength as South Africa’s official opposition.
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The current crisis in British politics is significant for countries like South Africa where a change in electoral systems is needed.
Troubles in South Africa’s coalition-led local governments are affecting accountability, governance stability and service delivery.
South African parties are recognising that coalition politics is now part of the political landscape and is here to stay.
The Democratic Alliance is potentially in a good position to challenge the ANC, which governs South Africa, for power.
Opposition leader Mmusi Maimane’s takeover of responsibility for tackling the Western Cape water crisis blurs party and state lines.
Are different ways of governing emerging from South Africa’s cities governed by opposition coalitions?
South Africa’s watershed local elections have resulted in upsets for the ANC in key metropoles. But will the new, minority coalition regimes live up to their mandate of providing basic services?
The opposition Democratic Alliance is hopeful that the African National Congress will fail to win a majority in three metros. This will open the door for it to rule in coalition with smaller parties.
In previous elections speculation in South Africa focused on the likely size of the ruling ANC’s majority. This time the question on people’s minds is: will the ANC win or lose Nelson Mandela Bay?
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Chief Research Specialist in Democracy and Citizenship at the Human Science Research Council and a Research Fellow Centre for African Studies, University of the Free State
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Professor of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Public Affairs, Tshwane University of Technology
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Executive director and CEO: School of Business Leadership, University of South Africa
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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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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Senior legal researcher in Public Law, University of Cape Town