By 24 April 2024 Candidate nominations list: Electoral process: • The Independent Electoral Commission announced last Tuesday that following the finalisation of the candidate list for the National and Provincial...
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The need for informed policy solutions beyond election rallies
Several of South Africa’s political parties recently released their election manifestos in stadiums filled with supporters. But the idea that parties should simply communicate public policy proposals at launches, with...
The Janus-faced nature of political campaigns
In the wild, the watering hole attracts both predator and prey. Prey come to quench their thirst, and predators to quench their thirst and hunt for vulnerable prey. In both illiberal and liberal democracies, elections...
Combatting fake news and disinformation is a civil duty
As electioneering ramps up ahead of the national election later this year, we can expect a marked increase in the proliferation of disinformation, misinformation, and fake news, aided by evolving artificial...
Why political accountability matters for a fair electoral system
Political accountability, which concerns the relationship that citizens maintain with their elected officials and vice versa, is one of the fundamental building blocks of a democratic system. One subject that is...
Understanding South Africa’s coalition landscape
Ahead of the 2024 elections, debate about coalition governments and their effect on political stability is proliferating because the ANC appears to be at risk of losing its majority of voter share both nationally and...
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