and corruption and a lack of basic necessities, like water and electricity. results from wednesday s election show the anc winning around 40% of the vote, while former president jacob zuma s newly formed mk party exceeded expectations to finish third. but the party says it is considering challenging the results in court. and so begins a new era in south african politics as well as new challenges for president cyril ramaphosa, who himself helped negotiate the end of apartheid. the bbc s africa correspondent, barbara plett usher, reports. it had been a slow and steady day, and then, this. the former president, now the head of the upstart mk party, an unexpected challenge to the anc. ..already reeling from voter anger over economic mismanagement and corruption scandals. jacob zuma has created quite a stir here. he s made a rock star entrance. his party came third, with an unexpectedly strong showing, taking a lot of votes away from the anc. ..and still trying to take more. he
most dramatic - olitical most dramatic -olitical shift - most dramatic political shift in - - most dramatic political shift in south | - most dramatic - political shift in south africa since the end of apartheid, and no one knows what will happen next. the us, egypt and qatar urge israel and hamas to agree to a new peace deal, as international calls grow for an end to the fighting in gaza. and a lawyer for donald trump tells the bbc that nothing will change in the former us president s run for the white house, despite his criminal conviction. hello, i m carl nasman. south africa s election looks set to bring the biggest political change to the country in decades. with almost all votes counted, the ruling african national congress has lost its outright majority and will now have to find coalition partners for the first time since it won power as apartheid ended in1991i. while the anc is the oldest liberation movement on the african continent, many voters blame the party for high levels