The ANC and DA: a political brawl that undermines national unity
The recent State of the Nation Address has unveiled the ongoing tensions between the ANC and DA, highlighting the failure of ...
The Tightrope of Political Commentary in SA: A Call for Nuance and Intellectual Honesty
The situation is particularly fraught when it comes to commentary on the African National Congress (ANC), the Economic ...
The Economist2d
For Donald Trump, South Africa is DEI in the form of a country
Another area identified by Mr Trump is property rights. In a move that America’s president seems to have conflated with ...
thenewsnigeria.com.ng2d
In search of Nigeria’s political opposition
Like other liberal democracies, Nigeria’s democratic system thrives on the existence of a vibrant and functional opposition. However, the current state of our political parties, as I discussed in ...
The Street Journal3d
South Africa: The aftermath of land reforms
Land reform law met with questions Land ownership is a contentious issue in South Africa, with most farmland still being owned by white people three decades after the end of apartheid. Some Afrikaner ...
jurnaltime4d
Land Law Sparks International Dispute in South Africa
A heated legal battle has erupted in South Africa over a contentious land seizure law that has caught the attention of none other than US President Donald Trump. The Democratic Alliance (DA), a key ...
The South African land law that prompted a Trump executive order is being challenged in court
South Africa's second biggest political party has launched a legal challenge against a new land expropriation law that was ...
South African party accuses white group of treason over Trump attack
The party of South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma on Monday filed a treason complaint against AfriForum, a group ...
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Elon Musk Is a Mouthpiece for South Africa’s White Far Right
Elon Musk’s claim that South Africa’s land expropriation laws are part of a broader attack on the country’s white minority is ...
South Africa's military reinforces beleaguered Congo mission
South Africa has sent additional troops and military equipment to Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, political and ...
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Taiwan’s feuding political parties raise the stakes with rival recall bids
Tensions between Taiwan’s political parties are escalating as both camps launch rival recall campaigns, further threatening the island’s fragile political stability. Analysts warn that if ...
politicsweb14d
The DA, party defections and race narratives
Be aware that interrogating these dynamics might be more uncomfortable for the DA than simply assuming it’s all about race. So, how are political parties meeting South Africa’s challenges? If it’s ...