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- Title
Is Political Networking A Threat to or Opportunity for South Africa's Democracy? A Critical Analysis.
- Authors
Motswaledi, Thabang R.; Rapanyane, Makhura B.
- Abstract
Political party affiliation and the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) opportunities have led to the deployment of cadres, leading to 'the wrong foot being put into the right foot'1 in South Africa after Apartheid. Those with historical knowledge and experience of Apartheid, especially from the erstwhile homelands/Bantustans were relegated to nobodies and comrades were given opportunities not even qualified for. As if that was not enough, the South African government awarded state tenders to comrades without the necessary skills. The recent revelations at the State Capture Commission have exposed names of political elites involved in corruption. From this premise, this paper used the concept of meritocracy as the base of deep thorough investigation into this maladministration using the qualitative method of research through document review. The document review method utilized search engines, relevant journals, and books. A well-informed conclusion was made of the view that political networking is a threat to South Africa's democracy. The findings of the research paper show that the cadre deployment created by political networking poses a threat to South Africa's democracy. Similarly, the findings also show the overlapping nature has opened a leeway to political networking which is the root cause of undermining democracy. The paper has concluded by recommending the employment of meritocracy in political appointments to limit the threat towards the country's democracy.
- Subjects
SOUTH Africa; APARTHEID; CRITICAL analysis; POLITICAL affiliation; DEMOCRACY; POLITICAL elites; APPOINTMENT to public office
- Publication
African Renaissance (1744-2532), 2022, Vol 19, Issue 4, p163
- ISSN
1744-2532
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.31920/2516-5305/2022/19n4a8