But South Africa is in a very different space, politically, writes Sandy Africa. The “Arab Spring” uprisings which swept across North Africa and parts of the Middle East more than a decade ago, led to the overthrow of authoritarian regimes in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. Political parties, trade unions, business, civil society groups all realise that South Africa is a pressure cooker. South Africa is still a very different political space. Sandy Africa, Associate Professor, Political Sciences, and Deputy Dean Teaching and Learning (Humanities), University of PretoriaThis article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

Source: News 24 July 28, 2022 08:45 UTC