April 11, 2025 Vinothan Naidoo, _University of Cape Town_ and Brian Levy, _Johns Hopkins University_ South Africa’s government of national unity was built on a foundation of pragmatism.

Failure would be bad for the country. December 11, 2024 Collette Schulz-Herzenberg, _Stellenbosch University_ and Roger Southall, _University of the Witwatersrand_ South Africa’s 2024

election was characterised by a shift in power and new threats to democracy – despite the majority still opting for the political centre. November 6, 2024 David Sebudubudu, _University of

Botswana_ Botswana, a diamond-rich country of 2.5 million people, has high levels of poverty and unemployment. November 4, 2024 Henning Melber, _University of Pretoria_ Swapo seems to

in South Africa’s past be commemorated in the right spirit, to reflect, take stock and to heal. October 7, 2024 Susan Booysen, _University of the Witwatersrand_ The toppling of Cilliers

Brink, mayor of South Africa’s capital city, highlights the provincial African National Congress’ disdain for its national partnership with the Democratic Alliance. September 18, 2024 Keith

Gottschalk, _University of the Western Cape_ The authors of Joe Modise’s biography set out to debunk smears against him. July 29, 2024 Roger Southall, _University of the Witwatersrand_ The

ANC leads the unity government. If it leads South Africa back to happier times, that is most likely to benefit the ANC, rather than the DA. July 4, 2024 Vinothan Naidoo, _University of Cape

Town_ Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet choices appear to have been driven more (if not exclusively) by bona fides and pragmatism. This augurs well for the multi-party arrangement. June 30, 2024

Henning Melber, _University of Pretoria_ Liberation was meant to deliver significant change, for the better. But South Africa and Namibia show that the new elites that took power exercised

it for their own benefit. June 27, 2024 Imraan Valodia, _University of the Witwatersrand_ South Africa’s more plural political space might bring in new voices that generate better economic

policies. June 26, 2024 Brian Levy, _Johns Hopkins University_ In the wake of South Africa’s electoral surprises and their aftermath, a new dawn of hope may just be possible. June 13, 2024

Dan Feather, _Liverpool John Moores University_ Cyril Ramaphosa sees a Government of National Unity as the way ahead, but finding parties to agree to go ahead with this is challenging. June

10, 2024 Joleen Steyn Kotze, _University of the Free State_ Political parties must show ideological flexibility to foster stability and drive South Africa towards prosperity through creative

policy solutions. June 5, 2024 Carin Runciman, _University of Edinburgh_ and Marcel Paret, _University of Utah_ Racial identities continue to shape voter behaviour in post-apartheid South

Africa. June 5, 2024 Philippe Burger, _University of the Free State_ South Africans need to hold onto their seats. It’s going to be a rocky five years. June 4, 2024 Bhaso Ndzendze,

_University of Johannesburg_ The country will see more foreign policy continuity if the ANC partners with smaller parties that share its world view. May 31, 2024 Martin Plaut, _School of

Advanced Study, University of London_ Polls suggest the ANC is set to lose its majority in South Africa. May 27, 2024 Corinne Sandwith, _University of Pretoria_ Former president Jacob Zuma’s

MK Party borrows the slogan “mayibuye” from the liberation party to make a point about the ruling African National Congress.