Send us a textFor the first time since the dawn of democracy in South Africa 30 years ago, the African National Congress has lost its majority, forcing the liberation party to enter a coalition for it to rule the country. In this episode Professors Lawrence Hamilton and Susan Booysen have an in-depth discussion about the 2024 election results, how these results came about, how the country got to the junction of a government of national unity and what this means for South Africa. And...

Critical South

Candice Bailey

An overcast dawn: South Africa's 2024 elections and the government of national unity

JUL 7, 202452 MIN
Critical South

An overcast dawn: South Africa's 2024 elections and the government of national unity

JUL 7, 202452 MIN

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For the first time since the dawn of democracy in South Africa 30 years ago, the African National Congress has lost its majority, forcing the liberation party to enter a coalition for it to rule the country. 
In this episode Professors Lawrence Hamilton and Susan Booysen have an in-depth discussion about the 2024 election results, how these results came about, how the country got to the junction of a government of national unity and what this means for South Africa. 
And in our political agenda feature, we unpack  terror charges that the Indian government  levelled at noted author Arundhati Roy and  retired law professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain for comments they made 14 years ago.