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Where To Now, ANC? South Africa’s Hardest Question Since The End Of Apartheid

Photo of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, also president of the governing African National Congress (ANC) Zhang Yudong/Xinhua/Zuma

After 30 years in power, South Africa’s leading party ANC has to form a coalition. This is a first for both the party and the country. A partnership with the white-dominated Democratic Alliance is likely to upset the base of both parties. But if they care about the future of South Africa, they have to take this risk.

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How The ANC Has Squandered Mandela’s Legacy

Photo of a supporter waving a flag of the African National Congress (ANC) party waves a flag during the party's final rally ahead of the election, in Johannesburg on May 25
A supporter of the African National Congress (ANC) party waves a flag during the party's final rally ahead of the election, in Johannesburg on May 25 Zhang Yudong/Xinhua/ZUMA

As South Africa goes to the polls, Nelson Mandela’s African National Congress party is facing disillusionment among its voters, and risks losing its absolute majority in parliament. Corruption, crime and persistent social inequality are at the root of this disenchantment — and the memory of the liberation struggle is fading.

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