IntroductionThe great Greek philosopher Plato wrote: “The ignorance and incompetence of politicians is the curse of democracies. Democracy is a fascinating form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing a kind of equality among both equals and unequals.” Basically this essay aims to discuss whether democracy is the best form of government for South Africa. Before continuing with the title, firstly the term democracy will be defined in depth, then the history of democracy will be discussed, the advantages and disadvantages of democracy will be outlined, finally democracy in the context of South Africa will be discussed, whether it is the best government or not. DiscussionDefinition of the term democracyAccording to Heywood (2007:4), “democracy is the government of the people, democracy involves both popular participation and government in the public interest and can take a wide variety of forms”. In the dictionary definition, democracy is the government of the people in which supreme power is vested, exercised directly by them or by their democratically elected representatives....