South Africa’s ANC in 11th hour talks over unity government as deadline nears
Cape Town, South Africa Reuters South Africa’s African National Congress said late on Thursday that several other parties had agreed to join it in a unity government but the details were not yet finalised, the night before the newly-elected parliament was due to sit. The former liberation movement has been holding hurried talks with rivals […]
South Africa’s ANC will seek to form government of national unity
Johannesburg, South Africa Reuters South Africa’s African National Congress will invite other political parties to form a national unity government, its leader President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday, after it lost its majority for the first time in the democratic era. The former liberation movement once led by Nelson Mandela has run South Africa since […]
Essay: In South Africa, ANC’s lost majority ushers in a new era of coalition politics
STEPHAN CHAN, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at the shift in South Africa’s political landscape in the wake of the general election…
South Africa’s President urges unity as ANC support plunges
Johannesburg, South Africa Reuters President Cyril Ramaphosa called on South Africa’s political parties to work together for the good of the country as final results from last week’s election confirmed his African National Congress had lost its majority for the first time. The result, announced on Sunday, is the worst election showing for the ANC […]
Long queues as South Africans vote in most competitive election since end of apartheid
Kwamashu, South Africa Reuters South Africans voted on Wednesday in the most competitive election since the end of apartheid, amid high turnout and with opinion polls suggesting the African National Congress may lose its parliamentary majority after 30 years in government. Well after dark, voters were still forming miles-long queues to cast their ballots. Chief […]