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• South Africa Faces Critical Social Unrest Warning as Local Government Elections Loom for Late 2026

  Published: Feb 16, 2026

  Section: Politics & Debate

  Despite macroeconomic improvements at a national level, South Africa recorded 229 service delivery protests in 2025 the second-highest number on record. Standard Bank chief economi...

• Erosion of Public Trust and Institutional Decay Signal Growing Democratic Crisis in South Africa

  Published: Feb 15, 2026

  Section: Politics

  A comprehensive analysis of South Africa’s political landscape reveals a deepening democratic crisis characterized by record-low voter turnout and a systemic failure of local gover...