Opinion | SABC Elections 2021

Democracy must be free, fair and inclusive: Local government elections and representation of persons with disabilities

November 19, 2021

The country has just concluded its sixth democratic municipal elections since the start of democracy in 1994. The 2021 Local Government Elections has been described as one of the most challenging elections by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) having taken place in the midst of a global health crisis. As the country attempts to recover from the health, social and economic shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, I wish to congratulate the people of South Africa for actively

Increase in support for smaller parties reflect a need for service delivery, not political rhetoric: Analyst

November 4, 2021

Political analyst, Doctor Lubna Nadvi says political parties need to take time to reflect on the strong message that voters have sent. This is as South Africans await the Electoral Commission(IEC)’s announcement of the final results of the 2021 Local Government Elections. Doctor Nadvi says the low voter turnout and the increase in support for smaller parties show that people want service delivery and not political rhetoric. She says parties must use the next five years to prove themselves to the electorate. “The people

The fate of the 2016 local elections moment – promises, history and voter verdicts

November 1, 2021

Today South African citizens and voters, by voting in the local elections or abstaining, will mark this elections day as a historic moment. Election Day of 1 November 2021 will confirm or invert the 3 August 2016 moment when it was confirmed that the African National Congress (ANC) had suffered notable losses in the metros, in particular also those of the provincial heartland of Gauteng. The 2016 moment of slippage was traumatic for the ANC. It had believed firmly in its own invincibility, beyond

OPINION | Turnout in the metros – much at stake for the political parties: Susan Booysen

November 1, 2021

Turnout in the local elections of 1 November will be as telling and predictive as the profiles and campaigns of the political parties themselves, says political analyst and author Professor Susan Booysen. “Turnout in the local elections of 1 November will be as telling and predictive as the profiles and campaigns of the political parties themselves. High turnout, especially in the contested, coalition-prone metropoles, will be a crucial part of the election and its results. In particular, it will affect the success for

OPINION: A vote for one party is not a vote for another

October 31, 2021

As the campaign period comes to an end, it is likely that polarising and divisive political party propaganda and partisan party specific messaging may begin to continue propounding mis and dis-information. It is important for voters to know about them. The first, is that the opinion polls (and much of the media) appears to be covering the 2021 municipal election as if it were national/provincial election, especially when it comes to the issues at stake. The opinion polls provide the aggregate pattern of support

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Democracy must be free, fair and inclusive: Local government elections and representation of persons with disabilities

Increase in support for smaller parties reflect a need for service delivery, not political rhetoric: Analyst

The fate of the 2016 local elections moment – promises, history and voter verdicts

OPINION | Turnout in the metros – much at stake for the political parties: Susan Booysen

OPINION: A vote for one party is not a vote for another