Worrying loss of confidence in SA’s democracy
Democracy on paper versus in practice are two different things, and South Africans are worryingly giving up on it writes the FW de Klerk Foundation’s Christina Teichmann.
Democracy on paper versus in practice are two different things, and South Africans are worryingly giving up on it writes the FW de Klerk Foundation’s Christina Teichmann.
Ace crime-fighter Paul O’Sullivan dropped Alec a note after yesterday’s newsletter which drew on the Nightcap discussion they had at BNC#4.
An IPSOS study puts the ANC at an identical 42%. Coalition government is coming. Believe it and prepare accordingly.
Dr Michael Louis is ringing the warning bell that the electoral bill, as it stands, is deeply flawed and unconstitutional.
South Africans have lived with the dead hand of the ANC for so long, it’s hard for them to appreciate an alternate reality is possible.
But this letter isn’t about the absurd, unnecessary facts of daily life in Zimbabwe, it’s about the jewels in the dust.
Coalitions are increasingly becoming a fact of South African political life. Until a few years ago, very few of SA’s municipalities were governed by multi-party alliances.
Political analyst Dr Ralph Mathekga told BizNews there would not be kingmakers in this election and he has expressed concern about the low voter turnout.
The likely defeat of the ANC in the 2021 poll opens the way to policy reform. For the first time in a decade, there is light at the end of SA’s political tunnel.
It could make for a very interesting change of the political landscape in South Africa if the ANC loses chunks of voters in the metros.