South Africa’s election will determine how weary the country has become of the ruling African National Congress party, which has been in power since the end of apartheid 30 years ago.
The article reports on the South African legislative election of 2009. It is said that, for the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994, the African National Congress (ANC) party looks poised to lose the two-thirds majority in parliament that it needs to govern unopposed. If the ...
The upcoming 29 May general elections will be the most tightly contested polls that South Africa has seen since the advent of democracy in 1994. While the ruling African National Congress (ANC) – which has been in power since 1994 – will remain in government, the elections are also likel...
South African ElectionsIn view of South Africa's diversity, its unresolved issues of race and complex social legacy, election campaigns are highly sensitive. From a Reformed Christian perspective, a critical question is: To what extent is the political culture infused by the Biblical imperatives of...
The election in 1948 of the Afrikaner National Party (NP) focused scholarly and public debate on whether the NP's determination to reinforce apartheid would hinder economic growth. Hendrik Ver-woerd (Minister of Native Affairs, then prime minister until 1966) insisted his reformulation of apartheid...
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African National Congress suffers worst South Africa election result in 30 years Sat 1 Jun 10.56pm • With almost all the votes in, the ANC is on 40% - losing its outright majority for the first time in thirty years. Share this video Share on FacebookShare on X Copy link to ...
The focus for South Africa’s national election next week is on the fate of the African National Congress party and whether it is going to lose its parliamentary majority for the first time.
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