INSANE: 3 - The Real Truth

Economic Freedom Fighters became South Africa's third largest political party in just 10 years. What's behind its electoral success

South Africa is drawing nearer to a landmark national general election in 2024. Based on recent electoral trends and opinion polls, the governing African National Congress (ANC) is expected to drop below 50% of the national vote for the first time since democracy in 1994.

The Conversation · Oct 10, 2023

In a bid to unseat the long-ruling ANC, 7 South African parties reach a coalition agreement

Seven opposition parties in South Africa have reached an agreement to form a coalition in a bid to unseat the ruling African National Congress if it fails to win a majority in next year's general election

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023

South Africa's ANC controls eight of nine provinces - why the Western Cape will remain elusive in the 2024 elections

The African National Congress (ANC), which governs South Africa, finally held its postponed Western Cape provincial elective congress in June. This was after painstaking years of electing branch and regional executives. The new executive is the first elected ANC Western Cape provincial executive in six years.

The Conversation · Aug 1, 2023

Explosive revelations about South Africa's power utility: why new electricity minister should heed the words of former Eskom CEO

A month ago South Africans heard some hard truths about the state of the power utility, Eskom, from the outgoing CEO André de Ruyter. In an interview broadcast on television, De Ruyter made accusations about the role of criminal gangs as well as politicians in corruption that’s crippled the utility.…

The Conversation · Mar 14, 2023

Paul Mashatile is set to become South Africa's deputy president: what he brings to the table

South Africa is set to have a new deputy president in Paul Shipokosa Mashatile, the deputy president of the governing African National Congress (ANC). He’ll replace the incumbent, David Mabuza, who announced he would step down.

The Conversation · Feb 19, 2023

Farming in South Africa: 6 things that need urgent attention in 2023

South Africa’s agriculture remains an important sector of the economy and holds great potential to reduce poverty. It’s also central to the political economy of the country, as evident in the governing African National Congress’s (ANC) recent policy documents.

The Conversation · Jan 15, 2023

The South African government has been buying farmland for black farmers. It's not gone well

When the African National Congress came to power in South Africa in 1994, an expressed priority was land reform. This was to address the fact that black farmers had been excluded from the agricultural economy for most of the 20th century. The aim of land reform was to provide agricultural…

The Conversation · Jan 9, 2023

South Africa's ruling ANC party fetes 111th anniversary

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party on Sunday marks its 111th anniversary with celebratory events in Mangaung, Free State province, where the organization was founded in 1912

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2023

South Africa's Ramaphosa eyes 2024 election with call to revamp ANC

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa urged his ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday to improve on the poor delivery of basic services that led to its worst election result in living memory, a day after it re-elected him as its leader.

Reuters · Dec 20, 2022

South African leader urges his ANC party to fight corruption

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged his party, the ruling African National Congress, to fight corruption

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022