THE FUTURE SOUTH AFRICA WE WANT: DEMOCRACY @30

236pp., maps, colour illus., paperback, HSRC Press, Cape Town, 2025

ISBN: 9780796927248

This collection captures 30 years of democracy through the lived experiences of diverse South African communities, from QwaQwa to Vuwani, Soweto, Langa, Luka, Platfontein, and beyond, blending grassroots voices with scholarly analysis.

Contributions include:

"Thirty Years of Democracy in a Former Homeland: Insights, Experiences, Transitions, and Contestations of Development in QwaQwa" by Grey Magaiza et al

"Life in the Platinum Belt: Socioeconomic Struggles in the Village of Luka" by Modimowabarwa Kanyane et al

"The State of Youth in Langa 30 Years Into Democracy: Perspectives of Older Residents in Langa Township" by Dane Isaacs et al

"Wentworth Reflections on the Promise and Experience of Democracy" by Gregory Houston et al

"Freedom Corrupted? Democratic Legitimation in South Africa at Democracy@30" by Joleen Steyn Kotze

"The Future We Want": From Mpumalanga to the Western Cape" by Sarah Mosoetsa et al

Sarah Mosoetsa is CEO of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC).

Charles Hongoro is a senior research director at HSRC and Extraordinary Professor of health economics, systems, and policy at the University of Pretoria.

Nompumelelo Zungu leads HSRC's Health Policy and Belonging research division.

Mokhantšo Makoae is a research director at HSRC.