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S.Africa's ANC To Start Coalition Talks After Bruising Vote

South Africa's ruling ANC said Sunday that it would enter talks with other parties to form a new government, after losing its three-decade-old absolute majority in a watershed election.

International Business Times · Jun 2, 2024

South Africa heads for coalition talks after ANC loses 30-year majority

South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) is preparing to enter talks with other parties to share power for the first time, after losing its three-decade majority in a watershed election.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 2, 2024

Which parties could South Africa’s ANC go into coalition with?

Collapse in support means ANC may not reach 50% vote share needed to rule alone. Which parties are contenders for coalition?

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2024

South Africa elections 2024: Ten key people who could shape it

Elections in the country are won based on party popularity but some personalities are driving the discourse.

Al Jazeera · May 24, 2024

Why the upcoming South African election is a massive milestone for the ruling ANC

South African’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), is in trouble. After 30 years in charge, it is scrambling for support ahead of the upcoming national elections.

The Conversation · May 23, 2024

South Africa Sets Stage For May 29 General Election

Three decades after the advent of democracy, South Africa will go to the polls on May 29 for general elections and perhaps the first serious challenge to ANC rule.

International Business Times · Feb 20, 2024

Buoyed By Polls, S.Africa's Radical Left Party Launches Election Campaign

Rising in the polls and vying to become South Africa's leading opposition party, the radical leftist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) will launch its electoral campaign on Saturday ahead of a hotly contested vote.

International Business Times · Feb 10, 2024

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

South African anti-migrant ‘vigilantes’ register as party for next year’s polls

Operation Dudula changes tactics from evictions and violence, with plans to fight elections on platform of expelling foreigners

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023

Quiz of The Week: 5 - 11 August

It’s been another dicey week for democracy. UK intelligence services say they have “found evidence” linking Russia to a cyberattack on the Electoral Commission, which jeopardised the data of up to 40 million British voters: the biggest data breach in UK history. 

The Week · Aug 11, 2023