Setting up a unity government highlights that a positive turnaround is possible for South Africa, though it is far from guaranteed.
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The city’s government wanted the wealthy and overwhelmingly white areas of the city to subsidise the development of the poor and overwhelmingly black areas.
More able and legitimate states should have handled the virus the best, but instead they’ve had the most cases and deaths.
Elections are getting less safe in democracies and nondemocracies alike. Last year was the bloodiest year for elections in decades, with 54% of all national votes marred by some kind of violence.
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Max Weber Fellow, European University Institute
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Professor in Governance and Development, and Director, Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, University of Birmingham
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