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The African national congress and local democracy : the role of the ANC branch in Manzini-Mbombela : a report on a research project presented to The Discipline of sociology, School of social sciences, Faculty of humanities, University of the Witwatersrand

Abstract: This paper analyses the effect of the African National Congress (ANC) local organization at branch level on local democracy. Internal party politics, often dominated by elites, have a strong bearing on local elections, since the branch chairperson is often an automatic candidate as a councillor.

Author(s): Malabela, Musawenkosi Hemelton

Source(s): , 115 p.

Published: 2011 Wits institutional repository on DSpace (WIReDSpace)], [S.l. (English

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Link: http://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10539/10734/Musawenkosi%20H%20Malabela%20The%20ANC%20branch%20and%20Local%20Democracy%20Final%20Thesis%202011%20Research%20Report.pdf?sequence=2

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January 1, 2011

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democracy, elite, Local Government, political opposition, political power, South Africa

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The African national congress and local democracy : the role of the ANC branch in Manzini-Mbombela : a report on a research project presented to The Discipline of sociology, School of social sciences, Faculty of humanities, University of the Witwatersrand

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