Heritage is an embodiment of a past we wish to take into our future without losing the benefits of a changing present. It defines not only a sense of belonging, it makes the past a form of the present and an abstraction of what a future will look like with [...]

The leadership succession process in the ANC, arguably South Africa’ and Africa’s most influential political coalition by any standards, is in full swing. The nomination process by branches of the ANC, the often overrated ‘basic units’ of decision making in the ANC, is underway. Branches of the ANC are nominating [...]

The 2016 local government elections have come and gone. The results have been released by what is arguably the most efficient elections management agency in the developing world, the IEC. Political analysts and statisticians are now grappling with the implications of the numbers and how these are reflective of the [...]

The election of Jacob Zuma, as President of the ANC in 2007 at its 53rd Conference, remains one of the most openly contested electoral process the ANC has experienced since its banning. His recall as Deputy President of the country, and at a time when the ANC was facing an [...]