The South Africa Brief
Jonathan Moakes, Paul BerkowitzThe South Africa Brief is a collaboration between SABI Strategy Group and Hlaziya Solutions that provides a comprehensive guide on what to expect and how to interpret daily and weekly developments in this new era in South African politics.
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The Week That Was: 3 - 7 August 2026
Local Government Election Date Proclaimed
On Friday, COGTA Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa officially proclaimed the date of the 2026 Local Government Elections as 4 November. Online registration for the elections officially closed at midnigh...
The State of South Africa's Main Parties (With Tara Roos)
Two years on from Election 2024, South Africa’s political landscape is more in flux and certainly competitive than at any point in its democratic history. In Episode 2 of our Local Government Election podcast series, we’re joined by Busines...
A Political Landscape in Flux: The State of South Africa’s Main Parties
The South Africa Brief, supported by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF), is producing a five-part article and podcast series examining the state of politics in the lead-up to the 2026 local government election (LGE).
The se...
The Week Ahead: 3 - 7 August 2026
Politics
Countdown clock for voters to register
This past weekend was the second and final voter registration weekend but South Africans can still register to vote until the election is officially proclaimed by the Minister for Cooperativ...
The Week That Was: 27 - 31 July 2026
IEC Ready for the Final Voter Registration Weekend
The IEC briefed media on Wednesday on its state of readiness ahead of the final voter registration weekend on 1 & 2 August. All 23,699 voting stations will be open across the country from...
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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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