South Africa is on the precipice of the most tense and hotly contested polls since the dawn of democracy 30 years ago
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Professor Andre Duvenhage Duvenhage said analysts have studied the scenarios of a failed state. Photo: Photo: X/ @crakerassays South Africa is facing the reality of state failure by 2030 if citizens vote for corrupt politicians in next month’s polls,also joined the chorus of criticising Zuma, describing him as a “totally abusive” individual who had taken the African National Congress’ Umkhonto we Sizwe logo and used it against the governing party.
“We did studies about five years, eight years ago about the topic we called the ‘Weak State’ or the ‘failing state,’ and you know, at that time, we were persona non grata when people were saying we, can just touch on such a topic.“But that is a huge reality in South African politics, and on a daily basis we have seen state failure on literally all levels and it’s on the increase. So, there’s no doubt about the merit of the argument.
“What I am picking up is that systems are shifting power away from the state towards other sectors. like individuals start taking responsibility for their own safety, their own housing, their own infrastructure, education, etc. “This is making the state a lesser role player in their environment. But there exist already parallel structures which will keep the community and society going. But yes, the failed state scenario is there, it’s going to increase and I’m in agreement eunomics that argued that and around 2030 we will be a full blown failed state,” Duvenhage said.who people can believe in and presently there was no such person or party for anyone to vote for in this year’s polls., scheduled for 29 May, .
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