​This year marks the 30th anniversary of democracy in South Africa. Looking ahead to our national and provincial elections on 29 May as well as the next 30 years, researchers at the Centre for Research on Democracy (CREDO) at Stellenbosch University reflected in recent opinion pieces for the media on how we should cherish and defend our hard-won democray. Click on the links below to read the articles as published.

• Prof Ursula van Beek (Cape Argus )
• Damien du Preez (Daily Maverick)
• Kira Alberts (Cape Times)

Photo: People casting their votes at Laudium Community Centre in Laudium, Pretoria. Credit: Government Communication and Information System