In the meantime, the EFF must figure out how to distinguish themselves from MK in parliament, which might require a new – less disruptive – strategy…

Can we trust the SA 2024 election opinion polls?

Sensational headlines will get more “eyeballs” than an “ANC holds steady at 40%” headline, but it can cause unnecessary anxiety or kindle false hope amongst voters.

Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd08 May 2024#SAelections, #election2024, #ANC, #polling, #MK, #DA, #EFFComment

They still want to invest, but this is what worries foreign investors.

We desperately need more foreign direct investment. The willingness is there, but we need to stop shooting ourselves in the foot.

EFF/ANC coalition: Steenhuisen, stop with apartheid-style fear mongering

Listening to John Steenhuisen and the Democratic Alliance’s utterances in recent times, you can be forgiven for thinking that we are back in the time of PW Botha and the Apartheid government.

3 reasons why the EFF's shutdown may have been a good thing

Ultimately, Monday’s ‘shutdown’ confirmed what every political analyst already knew: the EFF relies mostly on young voters, and those who actively support them remain a fraction of the total voting population.

Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd22 March 2023#Mondayshutdown, #JuliusMalema, #shutdown, #EFF, #riotsComment

No impeachment for Ramaphosa, but is he out of the woods?

Of course, the big question then remains how long Ramaphosa will remain president. If any serious adverse findings are made by the HAWKS, SARS or SARB, the mood in parliament could change quickly…

Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd14 December 2022#PhalaPhalaReport, #ANC, #EFF, #DA, #RamaphosaComment

What are the opinion polls really telling us about party support?

So, from all the polls we can only really conclude that support for the ANC is on the decline, but how much exactly, only time will tell.

Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd07 September 2022#ANC, #elections, #opinionpolls, #polling, #Ipsospoll, #DA, #EFFComment

Hit and bit in Parliament: Are MPs partly to blame for school violence?

These are meant to be the leaders of the country, so if they can scream and shout, defy authority, bite security officers and pull out women’s hair without any consequences, then why shouldn’t the schoolkids too?

Political commentaryMelanie Verwoerd22 June 2022#Parliament, #chaos, #EFF, #MPmisbehaviorComment