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.
It was always clear that the African National Congress (ANC) was headed for political and electoral decline in the 2024 elections. Several political analysts and ANC watchers have written the political obituary of Africa's oldest liberation movement. And some prominent ANC members have publicly predi...
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elections regardless of the cost to the country and to its people. It was not a coincidence that Sri Lanka’s international economic bankruptcy occurred during the period of rule of one of the country’s most nationalistic set of government leaders. The university students and youth who ...
South Africa beat Pakistan by six wickets in the fifth one-day international on Sunday to win the five-match series 3-2. Scores: Pakistan 205 from 49.1 overs (Kamran Akmal 48; R. McLaren 3-32,M. Morkel 2-33) v South Africa 208-4 from 44 overs (AB de Villiers95 not o...
elections that could cause voters to give them a second look. It’s also worth noting that all three polls show that there is still a significant portion of the electorate that is undecided. This is especially true among the African-American population where all three polls show as much as ...
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) swept to power in 1994 on apledgeto “build a better life for all,” winning almost 63% of the vote in the country’s first democratic election. Fast-forward 30 years andNelson Mandela’serstwhile liberation movement, which triumphed ove...