Democracy and Political Governance in South Africa

Omololu Fagbadebo () and Isioma Ile ()
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Omololu Fagbadebo: Durban University of Technology
Isioma Ile: University of the Western Cape

A chapter in Democracy and Political Governance in South Africa, 2023, pp 1-13 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The overall aim of democracy is to stimulate a society characterized by the adequate provision of public goods. Thus, governance infrastructures in a democratic state are expected to harness the necessary potential to ensure adequate production and distribution of goods and services. Good governance is fundamental to the sustainability of a democratic state. In South Africa, the promise of democratic governance heralded the advent of the postapartheid administrations. Public participation through periodic elections in a multiparty political system offered the hope of a new nation committed to the promotion of the ideals of democracy. With formidable democratic institutions and structures, South Africa has an opportunity to explore the various democratic tenets to promote an inclusive society characterized by peace and stability. However, the deepening crisis of governance has exposed the depth of corruption and mismanagement of public resources. Rivalry among the political leadership, especially the governing party, has remained a distraction to governance, thereby impeding the advancement of democratic governance. The chapter submits that loyalty to the state rather than the political organization is critical to the promotion of democratic governance in South Africa.

Keywords: Leadership; Constitution; Accountability; Transparency; Corruption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-16313-5_1

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