Democracy in Africa: digital voting technology and social media can be a force for good – and bad
Digital technologies can help more people to participate in building their countries’ democracies.
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South Africa: finely balanced between autocracy and democracy
South Africa has never reached an embedded democratic state. Its post-apartheid experience more realistically reflects ongoing oscillation between a deepening and a reversal of democratic liberties.
Ministers’ call for Zuma to resign signals internal rebellion in South Africa’s cabinet
The fallout at the meeting of South Africa’s governing ANC clearly exposed how the party’s factionalism has spilled over into government. This is likely to paralyse governance even further.
South Africans want the Springbok coach fired – is he just a whipping boy?
South Africa’s rugby administrators are facing increased criticism for their failure to shed its white image. The tone of the debate is different this time, amid growing protests against inequality.
What one university’s 30‑year transformation reveals about Afrikaans and language planning in South Africa
After three decades of democracy, the status of Afrikaans at formerly Afrikaans universities remains the subject of considerable debate.
As COVID hit Kenya and South Africa, race and class fears were amplified on Twitter
Online rage towards white communities and privileged classes can be read as fatigue with the postcolonial state.
State of the Nation address: what Zuma needs to tell South Africa
The general loss of faith in the economy is the most important issue President Zuma must address. More radical social and economic transformation, with emphasis on land reform will be most critical.
Trump and Zuma: worlds apart but bound by patriarchy and sexism
Seemingly poles apart, Donald Trump and Jacob Zuma have something in common: they are both prominent patriarchs with populist support. And they both count women among their staunch supporters.
The Trevor Noah phenomenon: young, black South Africans are standing up
The Trevor Noah phenomenon speaks to an influential comedic revolution that is happening in South Africa. Its comics operate in an increasingly complex, high-risk and conflict-intense society.
Art as a weapon in South Africa’s liberation struggle
A retrospective exhibition displays the key works from the life and times of activist and artist Judy Seidman. She has used political posters as a galvanising force in the fight against injustice.
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