Politics of South Africa - Wikipedia
WEBSince the end of apartheid in 1994, the African National Congress (ANC) has dominated South Africa's politics. The ANC is the ruling party in the national legislature, as well as in most provinces. The ANC received 40.18% of the vote during the 2024 general election.
Why South Africa is facing a turning point in May's national …
WEBFeb 24, 2024 · Polls suggest South Africa faces a historic turning point in a national election in May. The ruling African National Congress could lose its majority for the first time having transformed from a liberation movement to a governing party at the end of apartheid in 1994.
South Africa election results: ANC loses majority for first time - NPR
WEBJun 1, 2024 · JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has lost its outright majority for the first time in a devastating blow for the party once led by Nelson Mandela. The ANC has...
What we know ahead of Friday's deadline for South Africa to …
WEBJun 13, 2024 · South Africa’s Parliament is due to elect a president on Friday while major political parties are still working out a coalition agreement that might or might not see Cyril Ramaphosa return for a second term as leader of Africa’s most industrialized economy.
Final South African election result and reaction - as it happened
WEBFinal results from the general election have given the governing African National Congress 159 seats in the 400-seat parliament. Despite remaining the largest party, this represents a major...
South Africa's ANC leans toward a 'unity' government that evokes ...
WEBThe African National Congress party has lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago.
South Africa: The region where political violence is on the rise ... - BBC
WEBDec 3, 2023 · Thirty years after the transition from apartheid to a democratic South Africa, Fergal Keane returns to a country experiencing increasing political violence in a key region to see what happened...
The winners and losers in South Africa's historic new government - BBC
WEBJul 1, 2024 · Cyril Ramaphosa - South African union leader, mine boss, president; Why voters fall out of love with liberation movements; Behind the'Zuma tsunami' in South Africa; Cynthia voted for Nelson...
South Africa election 2024: When will we know the result? - BBC
WEBJun 1, 2024 · Almost all of the votes have been counted in South Africa after Wednesday's general election. The governing African National Congress (ANC) has got just 40% - meaning it does not have a...
Articles on South African politics - The Conversation
WEBMay 27, 2024 · South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the 2022 state of nation address to a joint sitting of Parliament. Coalitions could soon be a feature of national government.
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