By REUTERS A weakened South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged on Wednesday that his new multi-party government would work to improve basic...
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South Africa’s ANC weighs up partners, from free-marketeers to radicals
By REUTERS The African National Congress (ANC) was holding high-stakes internal talks on Tuesday about which parties it should approach...
Former President Zuma’s populist party becomes top disrupter in South Africa vote
By REUTERS The biggest winner in South Africa’s election this week may be former President Jacob Zuma, whose newly formed uMkhonto...
Early results in South Africa’s election show ANC losing majority
By REUTERS The African National Congress appeared on course to lose the parliamentary majority it has held for 30 years,...
South Africans don’t elect the President. Here is how they vote
By PETER DUBE South Africans went to the country’s seventh democratic general elections since apartheid ended in 1994. The elections...
South African polls: ANC is weaker, opposition fragmented
By PETER DUBE With unemployment, power outages, and crime spiralling out of control, South Africa, one of Africa’s most affluent and influential nations, faces a...