‘SA Unemployment Key Driver in Party Formations’
The country’s high unemployment rate has given rise to several political parties cropping up. Political analyst, Professor Bheki Mngomezulu says…
Category: Elections 2021
The Politics of Service Delivery
Housing remains a politicised problem in South Africa. A debate hosted by Radio 786 at the City Council this morning…
Battle For Cape Town: DA, ANC, ACDP, Good, CCC
Decent housing remains a serious concern for poor and working-class communities in Cape Town. The delivery of affordable housing has…
Peoples’ Parliament – Delft
Communities are turned to for votes, but once representatives get to parliament or the provincial legislature, the people are easily…
Promises & Politics – PAC, UDM, Land Party, EFF
Those that contribute to the informal economy in Cape Town often feel that they are left on the margins and…
Lively Contest Expected in WC Municipal Elections
The Western Cape has seen a significant jump in the number of candidates contesting in the local government elections. There…
People’s Power Manifesto Cries for “Decent Lives”
A People’s Power manifesto has been unveiled. Cry of the Xcluded that seeks to unite the working class – both…
Too Much Service Delivery is Killing SA’s Democracy
Prof Steven Friedman writes Local elections are upon us once more, so it is “service delivery” time again. Some parties are…
OPINION: Finding X Became So Much More Complicated
Tashreeq Truebody writes South Africa hosts a municipal election in under a month. It is arguably the most important political…
Govt Failures at Core of Youth Disillusion
Mogammad Davids writes The 1st November 2021. The commencement of South Africa’s 6th municipal elections since the demise of the Apartheid…
Message to Political Parties: To Attract Donors, Get Your House in Order
Joel Bregman writes Has the ANC been so reliant on funding from dubious sources and involved in pay-for-play to the…
Cape Town Govt. Called to Listen to Residents Concerns over By-Laws
Demands have been made for the DA-led City of Cape Town to scrap the recently approved Unlawful Occupation by-law and…
Zille on Backfoot as DA Flip-flops on Key Issues
The Democratic Alliance has had an eventful fortnight. Most recently long-standing member Mike Waters resigned as DA campaign manager over…
Manifesto Tracker: Land Party
Land, improving the economy, job creation, affordable electricity, and fishing. These are the core elements of the Land Party’s local…
Promises & Politics – PA, AFR, DI, Dagga Party
The delivery of affordable housing in Cape Town has been tedious and in some instances non-existent. Ordinary citizens are often…
Promises & Politics – SNP, UIM, OMCPT, ICOSA
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the deep realities of the extent of hunger not only in Cape Town but the…
Youth and Politics: Political Education – is it necessary?
Young people played a particularly important role in the anti-apartheid struggle. However, their presence has been notably missing from the…
How Do South Africans Define Democracy?
Almost three decades into democracy, the University of Johannesburg hopes to assess how South Africans view the concept of democracy…