Factbox-Parties vying for power in South Africa's 2024 election
South Africa's election on May 29 could bring momentous change, with polls suggesting the ruling African National Congress is likely to lose its majority after 30 years in power. The following are key facts about the ANC and rival parties,
South Africa's Zuma faces dissent in new party as election nears
One of the most divisive figures in South Africa, Zuma was president from 2009 until 2018 ... With polls suggesting the ANC will lose its majority for the first time since it came to power in 1994, smaller parties like MK could potentially gain leverage ...
South Africa Elections - Zuma's Mk Party Has Hit the Campaign Trail With Provocative Rhetoric and Few Clear Policies
Analysis - Former South African president Jacob Zuma surprised many in December 2023 by declaring he'd canvass for a new rival to the African National Congress (ANC), the party he used to lead. The new uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) is on the ballot papers in the upcoming national election and provincial elections.
Investors Too Pessimistic About South Africa’s Elections, Ninety One Says
A fund manager at South Africa’s largest investment firm believes there’s a low probability that the ruling African National Congress will coalesce with leftist parties after this month’s elections should it fail to get a national majority.
South Africa Election: Risks and Political Uncertainty
South Africa prepares for its most important elections since the ANC took power in 1994. Markets are on edge, weighing the potential of a major shift in power dynamics, but coalition building could help ease concerns and settle the rand,
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S. Africa’s opposition parties may struggle to unseat the ruling ANC
FOR the first time in 30 years, South Africa’s governing party faces an electoral crisis with expectations that its support will dramatically reduce and it may lose its parliamentary majority in this ...
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Shell’s exit from South Africa not a result of ANC-led government failures
No matter the failings – or otherwise – of the ANC-led government, Shell was always going to divest its downstream (actually, ...
Support for South Africa's ANC near 40% weeks before election, Ipsos poll shows
Support for South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) has fallen to just over 40%, an Ipsos opinion poll ...
South African elections: research explores how disillusioned ANC supporters might use their vote
The 2024 elections may be the tipping point that enables opposition parties to portray themselves as viable contenders in ...
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South Africa: SABC Editor-In-Chief Called For Security Vetting, Polygraph Before Election
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday expressed alarm that South Africa’s spy agency wants to subject Moshoeshoe ...
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John Steenhuisen: The man vowing to 'rescue' South Africa with the DA
the Democratic Alliance (DA), is the key to South Africa's progress. The centre-right movement emerged from the liberal ...
South Africa’s Ramaphosa Confident Government Can Stabilize Debt
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa says he’s confident that his government has found the balance between spending on ...
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Parties vying for power in South Africa's 2024 election
JOHANNESBURG, May 8 (Reuters) - South Africa's election on May 29 could bring momentous change, with polls suggesting the ...