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Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected President of South Africa. The election of the president went to the vote after the United Democratic Movement nominated EFF leader Julius Malema as President. This stretched out a long day for the newly minted Members of Parliament who first entered the hous...

Douglas Gibson says that when it comes to coalitions he prefers one between the ANC, DA, and IFP

In the aftermath of the 29 May elections, South Africas political landscape is poised for dramatic changes. With the African National Congress (ANC) securing o...

The ANC has less than two weeks to form some kind of coalition to govern South Africa. We look at which parties make the best logical matches.

IN the wake of the May 29 elections, South Africa's political sphere stands on the brink of significant transformations. With the African National Congress (ANC) securing a mere 40.18% of the vote, insufficient for an independent government formation, unprecedented political machinations loom. The emergence of the Democratic Alliance (DA), led by John Steenhuisen, with 21.81%…

President says whether we like it or not, the people have spoken

For the first time in SA's democratic era, the ANC will have to seek one or more coalition partners

Zuma and his company arrived late when his successor, President Cyril Ramaphosa, had already started delivering his speech.

South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), is on course to lose its majority in parliament for the first time since it came to power 30 years ago, partial results from Thursday's parliamentary election suggest.

The 2024 general election seems to be delivering on its promise of a potentially explosive outcome. Early projections show that the ANC is on course to lose its outright majority for the first time since 1994 - it is expected to decline to 42.3%.