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Local government elections

OPINIONISTA

The grim lessons of Pearl Harbor: Democracy everywhere is under threat and South Africa is no exception

by: Hamilton Wende

OPINIONISTA

A government of national unity: One small step for President Ramaphosa, one giant leap for South Africa

by: David Gant

OPINIONISTA

Unholy political alliances pose a real danger to our young democracy

by: Oscar van Heerden

OPINIONISTA

The DA’s dilemma — its unholy alliances in local government could lead to dirty deal demands

by: David Lewis

OPINIONISTA

Wounded and bleeding ANC is unlikely to renew or recover from its election losses

by: Jordan Griffiths

OPINIONISTA

Disenchanted voters signal that a credible left is a pronounced gap in electoral politics

by: Imraan Buccus

OPINIONISTA

South Africa’s progressives and the black middle class are wandering in the political wilderness

by: Nontobeko Hlela

OPINIONISTA

Despondency about the ANC, not voter apathy, killed South Africa’s electoral system

by: Thamsanqa D Malinga

OPINIONISTA

Our electoral system makes South Africans feel powerless – the answer for democracy lies at the grassroots

by: Emma Ruiters

OPINIONISTA

Roll on 2024 — the emperor has no clothes, and the cupboard is bare

by: Ghaleb Cachalia

OPINIONISTA

The ANC must wake up and smell the coffee – the people are gatvol and the party is in crisis

by: Rebone Tau

OPINIONISTA

Deployment of soldiers to help secure the elections is a sign of serious lack of confidence in the police

by: Themba Masuku