South Africa’s political chaos still falls short of regional autocracy
As we look at the ongoing circus which is governance at all levels in South Africa, we do need to stop for a moment and realise that, in African terms, it could be worse.
Sadly, in Zambia – which is doing well economically and is generally a politically peaceful country – we saw President Hakainde Hichilema suddenly issue a decree closing the courts, which effectively roadblocked anyone from challenging the results of the recent elections in which Hichilema won 60% of the vote.
SA's governance may be chaotic, but developments in Zambia and Uganda show how quickly democratic institutions can come under pressure.
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