The challenges of coalition governance in South Africa's political landscape

A coalition government is now a fact of life in South Africa. The events of 2025 and the upcoming 2026 local elections show ...
The Africa Report

South Africa: New opposition umbrella hopes to emulate Botswana success

South African political parties ActionSA and Forum 4 Service Delivery (F4SD) will be amalgamating to contest next year’s local government elections together, hoping to win a greater joint majority.
PBS

Persecution of South Africa’s whites a ‘false narrative,’ president says as Musk repeats genocide claim

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday the claim that white people are being persecuted in his country is a “completely false narrative.” It was his latest ...
The Washington Post

Why South Africa is in Trump’s crosshairs

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The Conversation

South Africans have lost trust in the police, in parliament and in political parties - what that means

Amanda Gouws receives funding from the National Research Foundation through her SARChI Chair in Gender Politics. Joseph Ayodele Kupolusi receives funding from the National Research Foundation through ...
The New York Times

The Road to Trump’s Embrace of White South Africans

The Trump administration’s hostile approach to South Africa was shaped by a convergence of factors. White South Africans at a February rally outside the United States Embassy in Pretoria, above.Credit ...