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Aubrey Matshiqi

There’s more to elections than attendance at manifesto launch rallies

By: Aubrey Matshiqi     13th May 2016 An old Prog – a former member of the liberal Progressive Party, one of the precursors of the Democratic Alliance (DA) – told me a story about the... 

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Nkandla judgment a turning point for ANC

By: Aubrey Matshiqi     15th April 2016 A few weeks ago, I argued in an article I wrote for another publication for a proper alignment between conviction and courage. Since then, people... 

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Gordhan vs Zuma 

By: Aubrey Matshiqi     11th March 2016 The course of history can, and may, be changed by a single event. In the case of President Jacob Zuma, that event may be the decision to fire... 

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ANC weighing pros and cons of long campaign for municipal elections

ANC weighing pros and cons of long campaign for municipal elections

By: Aubrey Matshiqi     12th February 2016 The African National congress (ANC) launches its local government election manifesto on April 16. Obviously, the elections will definitely not take... 

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Municipal vote could be pointer to ANC’s electoral fortunes going forward 

By: Aubrey Matshiqi     15th January 2016 This year is the year of the local government elections. This means that, between May and August, we will know whether shifts in voter sentiment,... 

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2015 – the year that was

By: Aubrey Matshiqi     11th December 2015 As people say, there is never a dull moment in South African politics. Indeed, in 2015 there were many moments in our politics that were definitely... 

South Africa the antithesis of a civilised society

South Africa the antithesis of a civilised society 

By: Aubrey Matshiqi     13th November 2015 In the book Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason and the Gap Between Us And Them, author Joshua Greene makes some compelling arguments about some of the... 

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Hysterical pessimism not the solution to South Africa’s problems

By: Aubrey Matshiqi     11th September 2015 In the book Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy, Joseph Schumpeter states: “Frank presentation of ominous facts was never more necessary than it is... 

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South Africa in 2015

By: Aubrey Matshiqi     16th January 2015 The 2015 political calendar looks very interesting indeed. This is the year of the National General Council (NGC) of the ruling African National... 

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The DA – boon or bane for SA democracy? 

By: Aubrey Matshiqi     14th November 2014 Is the Democratic Alliance (DA) a blessing or a curse to our democracy? Five years ago, the DA went to court to challenge the decision of the... 

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