Tag: South Africa

Oligarchy and the subversion of democracy – warnings from South Africa

Apr 17, 2025

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posted by

David Legge

in Analysis

Wim Naudé (in Review of African Political Economy, 11 April 2025) warns that South Africa’s oligarchy offers a case study in how elite control can subvert democracy and entrench inequality. Since the end of Apartheid, the country has embraced neoliberal economic policies that favour mining, finance, and agri-business elites, pointing to a strong collusion between…