Elections 2004

The Issues

In this section we have put together a number of research papers and articles aimed at giving a greater depth to the debates around Elections 2004.

(The opinions expressed in these articles do not necessarily reflect the views of the SABC)

Would a Second Term for Mandela have been Better for South Africa?  by Adam Habib and Roger Southall

Did Thabo Mbeki make a difference? Would South Africa have been a different place had Mandela decided to take on a second term? These questions have surfaced onto the political agenda every now and then, but they have become even more relevant in recent months given the spate of reviews on South Africa’s first ten years of democracy. - More

With one month to go to South Africa’s third democratic General Elections, one can begin to make tentative predictions about the imminent result. - More

Transcending Race in the Fight for the ‘Indian Vote’   by Adam Habib and Sanusha Naidu