Answer to Question #256626 in Sociology for NEO

Question

In view of the readings (including those on Theda Skocpol and Karl von Holdt in part 3) explain the challenges that the South African democracy is facing and conclude on how you think the relationship between state and society can be improved in South Africa

Answer 1

The three capital cities system is cumbersome, but it aids decentralization by reducing the dominance of Gauteng province and the Johannesburg-Pretoria conurbation (2021). The African National Congress's parliamentary majority helps it to push through its legislative agenda with little alteration, but it can also lead to bad policy outcomes. Both within and without the ANC, the ANC's performance will be increasingly challenged.