The IFP Wants KZN Back
“IFP is the only other political party that has governed the province for over 10 years since 1994 to 2004, we also ran the...
Women Forward: A Gendered Look At SA Politics
Women Forward (WF) began as a grassroots movement on farmland, planted among women who were marginalised. Domestic workers, farm workers and women from rural...
‘Apartheid Flag Is Hate Speech’ – Nelson Mandela Foundation
On Tuesday, arguments were heard in the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s case before the Equality Court that displaying the apartheid-era flag of South Africa should...
President Shocked Is Too Rich To Lead
President Cyril Ramaphosa may not realise this, but his now-infamous quotes about being ‘shocked’ and ‘appalled’ by various details he encounters while out on...
#Shayisfuba: Feminist Collective Demands Feminist Government
A network of feminist women and non-binary people are calling for a feminist government and a feminist socio-economic and political agenda in South Africa....
SAMEBA: No Traditional Leaders In Politics
The South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association (SAMEBA) are hoping to improve on their 2014 election run. They didn’t get any seats in...
Thabang Motsohi: Why The ANC Fails
“The African National Congress (ANC) is going to be divided, it’s going to split. The split is inevitable when you have ideological gridlock,” Thabang...
Politics Goes To Church
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More political parties will contest the 2019 national elections than ever before - 48, to be exact. Amongst the crop...
Makhosi Khoza Brings African Democratic Change
“We are not politicians, we are activists,” says founder of the African Democratic Change (ADeC) party Dr Makhosi Khoza. While politicians are motivated by...
Malema: Black Student Accommodation Must Be Same As Whites’ And Indians’
Economic Freedom Fighters president Julius Malema has called for, Sesiyanda Godlimpi, the SRC president at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) to fight for...
BDS-SA Launched Investigation Into Desai Allegations, Boardmember Says
Update: The BDS-SA board received the findings of the investigation this weekend which cleared Desai of sexual harassment, board member Tisetso Magama said...
Political Ads From The ANC, DA, EFF, FF+
With less than a month before South Africans head out in their thousands to the polls, political parties are pulling out all the stops...
Why Alexandra Booed Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba
“Mashaba we need answers now,” read the makeshift placard held up by an Alexandra township resident. The Marlboro Community Centre was teeming with angry...
#AlexShutDown: The ANC Did This
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On Thursday, I was invited by the University of Witwatersrand chapter of the Golden Key Honour Society to a debate...
Alexandra Residents Suffer As Politicians Point Fingers
“I just want to ask Ramaphosa how we must live as Alexandra residents because we are suffering,” Elizabeth Nkwana (61) said. Nkwana, a small...
#AlexTotalShutdown: “The Strike Is Killing Us As Grade 12 Learners”
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The doors of Jaconia Moloutsi’s (19) school have been shut for the second week now. Alexandra township, where Moloutsi has lived...
Democratic Alliance: Certain Of Hitting Election Targets
The Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) are both eager to show they are ready for the 2019 National Election. They...
Beyond The Gender Summit: Where To From Here
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A number of steps have been taken to address the scourge of gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide in South Africa since The Total...
Malema: Ramaphosa Won’t Finish His Term
Less than a month before South Africa is due to go to the polls, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema predicted the...
Democracy Works Academy: Training Tomorrow’s Leaders
Calling all young South African leaders with an interest in building democracy!
The Democracy Works Foundation (DWF), in partnership with the In-Transformation Initiative, introduces...
