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uMkhonto weSizwe’s Jacob Zuma at the IEC results centre in Midrand on 1 June. (Waldo Swiegers/Getty Image)

Election 2024: The centre could hold or things could fall apart

Now that the report cards have been handed out, cynicism and uncertainty rule

Scenes from the National Results Operations Centre in Midrand, Gauteng. Numerous political leaders, media and government officials are present to watch the results come in on 30 May 2024.
(Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Elections 2024: Leadership at a time of seizmic political change

The hand of history will be weighing heavily on the shoulders of South Africa’s political leaders in the coming hours and days

By fostering a sense of ownership and encouraging continuous, diverse forms of participation, we can provoke a new way of thinking about democratic engagement. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

With many possible scenarios, this election is a whole new ball game

The only certain thing is that there will be a scramble to form a new government – and possible instability

Happy days: Cyril Ramaphosa takes pictures of the crowd after being retaining the ANC presidency. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP)

How Ramaphosa stormed to victory against resurgent Zweli Mkhize in ANC race

Fears of rebellions in the North West, Limpopo and Gauteng provincial executive committees had narrowed the gap against Mkhize, but most branches kept the majority of the vote…

The fight between Oscar Mabuyane (right) and Ronald Lamola hasn’t been helpful to the Ramaphosa (left) campaign. (Lulama Zenzile)

ANC leadership race: Gap narrows between Ramaphosa and Mkhize

The fight between Oscar Mabuyane and Ronald Lamola hasn’t been helpful to the Ramaphosa campaign

Sweating: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s re-election as ANC president might not be certain. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Could Ramaphosa lose ANC leadership?

Ramaphosa’s main opponent in this conference has been regarded as the wave of support brewing from Paul Mashatile’s forces

Conflict: A game ranger patrols next to the damaged fence that borders the Kruger National Park and Mozambique.

Is the net about to close on Zuma and his Gupta patronage network?

After doing nothing for a long time to bring the Gupta family to book, the prosecuting authority has finally started to act.

In September

What the historic party funding Bill means for SA politics

The magnitude of the bill has been somewhat lost among the high-profile day-to-day drama of South African politics.

Grand vision or neoliberal sideshow? President Cyril Ramaphosa may have his work cut out to revive the National Development Plan

Heavyweight political parties pig out on the money pie

Public funds are given to enable democracy to function effectively. But the distribution has been wilfully skewed and there is no accountability