​The International Day of Democracy was observed on 15 September. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University's Centre for Research on Democracy (CREDO) focused on the challenges democracy faces in South Africa, Africa and the rest of the world. Click on the links below to read the articles as published.

• Sonia Twongyeirwe (Cape Argus)
• Kira Alberts (Cape Times)
• Prof Ursula van Beek (Mail & Guardian)