Browsing by Author "Mnguni, Sandile."

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The challenges of transitioning from opposition to governing party: the case study of the Democratic Alliance in South Africa’s Western Cape Province.
(2020) Mnikati, Sandile.; Mtshali, Khondlo Phillip Thabo.; Mnguni, Sandile.
Opposition, rivalry or competition between government and its opponents is an important aspect of democratisation (Dahl:1973). The role of opposition in strengthening democracy cannot be understated, it has become common knowledge that liberal democratic systems rely quite heavily on institutional opposition. However, opposition parties also need to prepare themselves to govern. Opposition parties that prepare themselves for government must also have a distinct set of policies which they would have to implement if were to become the governing party. This poses a dilemma for opposition parties as the resources that they invest in these preparations could be used to make them effective opposition. This research uses South Africa’s Western Cape province as its case study. The rationale for choosing the Western Cape is because it is the only province, in South Africa, where an opposition party has successfully made the transition from opposition to governing party. This research will answer the following questions: (1) What do opposition parties have to do in order to prepare themselves to govern? (2) What challenges did the Democratic Alliance face when it first governed? The research relied on textual data as a result qualitative research method was deemed appropriate. While at the Western Cape provincial level the DA was prepared to govern, the study found that the DA efforts at the national level were hampered by ideological confusion and lack of clear and distinct policy goals. The study also deduced that the DA needs to fine tune its communication strategy so that its policies are clear to the South African public.
Transnational organized crimes in Africa : a case study of drug trafficking and money laundering in Ghana and South Africa.
(2013) Mnguni, Sandile.; Mngomezulu, Bhekithemba Richard.
Every phenomenon evolves with times. Illicit activities like Transnational Organized Crimes (TOC) are not an exception in this regard. Africa, especially West and Southern Africa, have been challenged by a number of TOCs. Ghana and South Africa are amongst the countries in West and Southern Africa that have been subjected to a range of crimes of this nature. Drug trafficking and money laundering are the most prominent illicit activities in Ghana and South Africa. Drug trafficking and money laundering has been prevalent in Ghana and South Africa to such an extent that it has contributed to the growth of illicit economy. Increased size of illicit economy, constrained state capacity and expansion of TOCs are amongst effects of drug trafficking and money laundering in Ghana and South Africa. This dissertation evaluates state capacity in relation to drug trafficking and money laundering in Ghana and South Africa in the period from 2001 to 2011. Regulatory, administrative, technical and extractive are elements of state capacity being looked at. The research used qualitative research method, this was achieved through textual analysis of secondary sources. Regulatory, administrative, and technical state capacity elements have been fairly operational in dealing with drug trafficking and money laundering in the period from 2001 to 2011 in the two countries being looked at. On the other hand extractive state capacity element has been struggling from 2001 to 2011 in reducing drug trafficking and money laundering in Ghana and South Africa. It is clear that globalization has played an important role in the occurrence of the two TOCs under discussion. To better understand TOCs further research needs to look at other regions within and outside Africa.