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Jakkie Cilliers revisits his classic book Fate of the Nation, coalition politics and SA's 2024 National Election

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Scenario planner Dr Jakkie Cilliers, who heads the Institute for Security Studies, a leading African thinktank, revisits his superb 2017 treatise and finds the projections are holding up well. In this interview with BizNews.com's Alec Hogg he discusses the age of coalition politics ushered in by SA's recent Local Elections; the emergence of Action SA; how the DA and IFP are likely to become "regional parties" and what lies ahead in the National Elections of 2024 and 2029. Powerful insights from a thoughtful commentator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
29 Nov 2021 5AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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