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Will 2024 be the year for independents?

Will 2024 be the year for independents?

by Sky Swales | Apr 29, 2021 | Independents and small parties, Legislative reform

Informal settlements: are they a threat to democracy?

Informal settlements: are they a threat to democracy?

by Buhle Mbokazi | Apr 28, 2021 | Community development, Municipal elections

Independent candidates: why we are supporting them

Independent candidates: why we are supporting them

by Paul Berkowitz | Apr 20, 2021 | Independents and small parties, Municipal elections

The story of independent candidates in Gauteng contains a great irony: there is a gulf between the poor results of independents and the tantalising promises of direct representation and political pluralism. In the 2016 local election there were 529 wards in Gauteng....

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