Daniel Silke's work appears in both the South African and International press.
Work covers current political trends and political party analysis.
Silke also analyses the electoral performance of political parties and their internal developments. Party bosses have continuously overshadowed their sometimes undisciplined colleagues to exert a major influence on our political landscape. Daniel Silke analyses the role of party leaders and argues that a clear political vision for a post 1999 South Africa is sorely lacking. Tough times ahead for political mavericks For mavericks like Roelf Meyer and Bantu Holomisa, establishing a new political movement is fraught with difficulties. Whilst both these refugees from South Africa's two political parties desire to build up a new anti-ANC opposition force, the sheer practicalities and realities of the real politik might either work against them delay their progress.