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• Load Shedding and the Energy Market: as little state as possible, as much as necessary?
  Author: Oliver Heim Date: 15 September 2022 The energy problems of South Africa offer an opportunity to consider state intervention in the economy. ESKOM’s woes illustrate the well-known dilemma between political and economic interests; between […]
• FVZS Celebrates 10 Years
  First published in Die Matie Student Newspaper, By Pierré Müller 10 months ago The Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert Institute for Student Leadership Development (FVZS) celebrates its 10th anniversary with an honorary lecture on political governance in […]
• Will new parties surprise in the 2021 local government election thanks to non-voters? Considerations from international comparisons.
  The polarisation of South Africa’s society and weakening of its political cohesion creates an opportunity for election campaigns that bring non-voters back into the electoral system. Urban-rural contrasts, political preferences based on education […]
• Herman Mashaba’s ACTIONSA through the lens of Europe’s new parties.
  The new political parties in Europe describe themselves as different. Some of them have achieved electoral victory in no time at all. The reasons for their success are varied and country-specific, but they also reflect a general shift in society. […]
• COVID-19 requires more democracy, not less.
  Political parties are indispensable to the functioning of a democratic system. Parties function “like no other organisation” – as an interface between political citizenry, extra-parliamentary organisations, and government, at the national, […]