South Africa’s shift from dominant-party politics to coalition governance marks what Professor Susan Booysen describes as a ‘second democratic transition’. Ahead of the 2026 local government elections, she examines the ANC’s declining electoral support, the complexities of coalition politics and the implications for democratic governance.
Precarious Power is the third delivery in Booysen’s sequential, incisive trilogy that traces and dissects the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa as it moves from times of glory and celebrated liberation struggle, to mutually destructive, transient...
Written for www.enca.com - 15 December 2017 http://www.enca.com/opinion/are-anc-delegates-listening-to-rumblings-beyond-conference-walls Moving into its 54th national elective conference the African National Congress (ANC)is torn between delegate preferences that are...
Originally posted in THE CONVERSATION on 6 December 2017 The suspense is tangible as the African National Congress (ANC) – South Africa’s former liberation movement that’s turned into a tired governing party – approaches its fiercely contested 2017 elective...
Much of the country’s political future is determined by the ANC’s internal elections. Here political analyst Susan Booysen gives an incisive breakdown of the cutthroat elections of Polokwane in 2007 and Mangaung in 2012, which will set a course for the party and its...
"There is no shortage of books about the modern ANC. However this one provides evidence-based answers to two key questions that are frequently asked but seldom answered persuasively. The questions are what is the current basis of the ANC’s support and how likely is...