Loaded for Bear: The rand is set for a turbulent elections ride
South Africa’s general elections on 29 May and the result that follows will be the main driver of the the rand/dollar exchange rate.
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South Africa’s general elections on 29 May and the result that follows will be the main driver of the the rand/dollar exchange rate.
Debate rages over showcasing service delivery progress as electioneering, with analysts criticizing both ANC and DA.
The party’s leader John Steenhuisen has in recent days labelled smaller parties trying to unseat the party in the only DA run province as "political mercenaries".
As South Africa gears up for elections, analysts stress the imperative of maintaining anticorruption measures beyond the polls.
Thirty years since its first post-apartheid election, many South African voters are fed up. The ruling ANC could lose its majority for the first time.