Former president Thabo Mbeki warned that, a year on from the worst civil unrest in the democratic era, the condition of the economy could “spark our own version of the Arab spring”. It would be much better if revolution came via the ballot box
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskLike many projects ostensibly aimed at helping the poor, the housing scheme was a vehicle for corruption. In this case it allegedly involved Ace Magashule, the former secretary-general of the ruling African National Congress , who has denied any involvement in the project.
Today unemployment is near a record high, at 34%. Over the past decade real incomes have grown only for the richest 5%. Public services are collapsing. There have been a record number of blackouts this year. The murder rate is approaching former highs. Corruption exploded under Mr Zuma. There is a pervasive sense that no one is in charge in South Africa.’s share of the vote fell below 50% for the first time in a nationwide ballot.has always been higher in general elections than in local ones.
At the other end of the spectrum is the Economic Freedom Fighters . Founded by Julius Malema, a formeryouth leader, the party is a mix of hard-leftism, black nationalism and rabble-rousing racism. It has been stuck at around 10% of the vote at the past two elections. “They don’t have a brand that is materially different to theSome of the gap in the market will be filled by small parties appealing to ethnic identities, such as Inkatha Freedom Party, a Zulu-nationalist outfit.
Could there be a pragmatic alternative? Songezo Zibi, a former corporate executive and newspaper editor, whose, Rivonia Circle, is set to morph into a presidential campaign, reckons so. The centre of South African politics, he argues, is “non-racial, but social-democratic”, drawing an implicit distinction from the non-racial liberalism of the. But it is unclear whether there is room for a party appealing mainly to the professional classes.
The idea of coalitions fills some with dread. It could mean more mouths at the trough of corruption. Others are optimistic. Frans Cronje of the Social Research Foundation, a think-tank, argues that national politics will end up looking like that in Germany or Israel—an imperfect but pragmatic game of arm-twisting. South Africa, he points out, is “a country born of compromise”, a reference to the negotiations that ended apartheid.
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