The South Africa democracy chart of 27 April 1994 has an 9 degree Aquarius Asc. Pluto moved into Aquarius in Nov 2024 and leaves this sign in 20 years around Sep 2043.
Pluto is very active with this chart as it connects with the angles – MC/IC and Asc/Descendant and planets in 10th and 4th houses.
Pluto square Mercury – 2025 – opposition, land, youth
Pluto square MC – 2026/2027 – government/leadership
Pluto square Sun – 2027/2028 – leadership and opposition
Pluto conjunct Asc – 2029 – the image of SA and its people
Pluto square Jupiter – 2030 – government, parliament and the economy
Pluto indicates decay. It describes embedded corruption that will ultimately lead to the collapse of the country and the government unless we change. It is no secret that things are desperate in South Africa. The level of corruption across all sectors of government – national, provincial and local government and the private sector is at levels that are unsustainable. The amount of money wasted and stolen is jaw-dropping for a country with so much to fix. We have seen our fair share of commissions of enquiry across sectors and there is no debating that things are bad. It is plain to see for all South Africans. The State Capture years under Zuma are referred to as 9 wasted years. This is tragic. Pluto has arrived to indicate that it can no longer be tolerated. Our young democracy will not survive without major structural change. There is no accountability and no trust in government institutions. The ANC lost their majority in the 2024 national elections and we now have a Government of National Unity. There are too may rats and mice parties that complicate coalitional arrangements and make them unworkable. Lots of parties associated with strong egos. We need to remember our greatest asset is our Constitution. It is certainly worth fighting to protect. Civil society groups are doing excellent work to hold those individuals in positions of authority accountable.
It is not going to be an easy 5 years ahead. But change is necessary and the time is now. We need to save our country and our constitutional democracy. It starts with each individual. Crime and corruption start in families – in the home. These are individuals who are someone’s father/mother/brother/sister/cousin. We have very important local government elections on 4 Nov 2026 and it is the decay and corruption at municipal level that really impacts people’s everyday experience. It goes without saying that these elections and the national elections in 2029 will be hugely significant.
