The South Africa Brief
Jonathan Moakes, Paul BerkowitzThe South Africa Brief is your guide to South African politics: the issues, the parties, the players, and how to navigate a new era of coalitions.
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The #LGE2026 Week That Was: 5 - 9 October 2026
The Outlier & The South Africa Brief launch ‘The Ballot Box’ App
When you are considering a ward candidate to vote for on 4 November, you want to know you are voting for someone who lives in your ward, not a name recycled by a party to get...
Polls and coalition scenarios in Johannesburg
This article first appeared in the Daily Maverick’s Democracy ‘26 newsletter
There have been three significant polls in the last three months: The Common Sense / Social Research Foundation (TCS/SRF) in July, Ipsos in July, and News24 / SAB...
The Ballot Box - an app for engaged voters
Two weeks ago we wrote about the manipulation of ward lists by most political parties. Because the formula for calculating proportional representation (PR) seats includes ward votes, parties contest wards to increase their vote tally and no...
The Week Ahead: 05 - 09 October 2026
Politics
Special vote applications enter final week
Voters who cannot travel to their voting stations on 4 November or who require home visits have until next Monday to submit their applications for special votes. Applicants can apply onl...
The Week That Was:
Ramaphosa Address to the Nation
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Tuesday on “The Killing of Women in Ekurhuleni and The National Response to Gender-Based Violence and Femicide”.
In his address, Ramaphosa announced the fol...
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Resident in the UK, from South Africa and travelling around the world. Passionate about politics, campaigns and how good people can make the world a better place.
I am a director at Hlaziya Solutions, a consultancy that specialises in data-led analysis and storytelling.
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