For much of the first fifteen years of post-1994 South Africa, the leadership of how its democracy was established captivated the world’s imagination. Other countries looked on enviously as South Africa became the beacon of hope about the possibility of a successful democratic order based on universal principles of [...]
For almost three decades since the unbanning of the ANC and the release of its foremost branded leader, Nelson Mandela, the ANC-as-leader-of-society has had a characterization of it being an indispensable institution of leadership with little to no competitor in determining to content of South Africa's transformation agenda. [...]
In his rendition that 'transition to a non-ANC government will be chaotic', Tembe raises the possibility of a national coalition government taking over the management of state affairs, come 2024. ( https://www.kunjalod.co.za/2022/01/south-africas-transition-to-non-anc.html?m=1). He paints, and instructed by recent voter behaviour, a scenario where the strategic provinces of Gauteng, Western Cape and Kwa [...]
It is not hard to understand why ANC members dream of a future defined by a commitment to its policies rather than personalities that lead or should lead it. As the succession battles continue to grow, and as extreme incidents of factionalism become more frequent and harmful, the current efforts [...]
The 2017 in-ANC elections outcome, to date the most marginal post-1994 or as a governing party, changed how the ANC relates to and with its members, policies, and the society it once had a legitimate claim to being its leader. The outcome has sharpened the use of words such as [...]
The South African debate on whether its Constitution is a facilitator or inhibitor in the quest to transform society is not only long overdue but is in fact timely given the minimum time period it takes to periodize a generation if 1990 to 1994 is the conception point [...]
The definition of South Africa as a country and society cannot be complete unless the prevalence of diversity as a phenomenon of human activity is accepted as one of its givens. Its diversities are mainly characterised by the physical features of individuals that make up its society. [...]
The ANC succession debate is with us. Again, it is dramatic and seems to be promising a new telenovela after one that starred Deputy Justice Raymond Zondo. The 2021 municipal elections have given the nation a trailer of how South Africans can behave with regards to the ANC as [...]
In his treatise on 'The Future of Roman-Dutch Law...', and as cited by Meierhenrich, Albie Sachs submits that '"when Mandela made his famous denunciation of South African justice at his first trial after his capture, he did so with an elegance that enriched the patrimony of English usage in South [...]
The succession debate is with us again. 2022 is officially a in-ANC election year, primaries of the real 2024 battle for governing South Africa have begun. Compounding this season is the compressed backlog of regional and provincial conferences that could not sit because of the 'social distancing' COVID19 [...]
