Troubles in South Africa’s coalition-led local governments are affecting accountability, governance stability and service delivery.
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South African parties are recognising that coalition politics is now part of the political landscape and is here to stay.
South Africa’s Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa, claims the intelligence services are being used to discredit him and prevent him becoming the country’s next leader.
South African President Jacob Zuma, should be worried about the outcome of the no confidence vote in him. His legitimacy in the ANC and the country has plummeted.
South Africa’s Constitutional Court has the difficult task of deciding whether MPs can have the protection of a secret ballot when voting whether to fire President Zuma or not.
The past decade has shown a strong connection between political protests and the looting of foreign-owned shops in South Africa. Research shows that local leaders use protests to maintain their power.
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Public Affairs, Tshwane University of Technology
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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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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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Senior legal researcher in Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Co-Director of the Wits-Oxford Mobility Governance Lab, University of the Witwatersrand
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Researcher, University of the Witwatersrand