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hello, i m anna.. anna foster. south africa s governing party has two weeks to form a coalition, after losing its outright majority for the first time in 30 years. with virtually all the votes now counted from wednesday s election, the anc stands at around 40% a sharp drop from almost 58% in 2019. the anc say the result has been a wake up call for the party. the anc has accepted the result and, as the anc, what is foremost now in our mind are two things. one is the fact that there was a clear protest from our people. our people are saying, we love the anc, but the anc must self correct. we have already started that programme of organisational renewal. i think we need to fast track that. we must no longer only speak about acting against corruption, we must be seen as doing that. we must be seen as giving our people the service. that is the message that our people have said to us and it s a message we have received loud and clear. let s go live to our corresponden ....
Movement against the apartheid regime and since then it has had a majority in every government for 30 years. how significant is this election for south africa? joining me now is nicola de jager, political science professor at stellenbosch university. thank you forjoining us on bbc news, professor. how historic is this election for south africa? goad this election for south africa? good evenin: , this election for south africa? good evening, catherine, this election for south africa? good evening, catherine, yes, this election for south africa? good evening, catherine, yes, this is a watershed evening, catherine, yes, this is a watershed election for us. we have had 30 watershed election for us. we have had 30 years of party dominance and political had 30 years of party dominance and political dynamics are going to change political dynamics are going to change whatever in south africa. the anc, change whatever in south africa. the anc, to change whatever in south africa. ....
Election is removed and punished for this election result, which is not so much election result, which is not so much his election result, which is not so much his responsibility but sits with the much his responsibility but sits with the anc as a whole and also with the anc as a whole and also with former president jacob zuma who has become with former president jacob zuma who has become a big contender with mk, so yes, has become a big contender with mk, so yes, the has become a big contender with mk, so yes, the decision now rests with what so yes, the decision now rests with what witt so yes, the decision now rests with what will they do with cyril ramaphosa and what will that mean for south ramaphosa and what will that mean for south africa going forward as a whole? for south africa going forward as a whole? ., ~ for south africa going forward as a whole? ., ,, , ., , for south africa going forward as a whole? ., ,, ,, , . whole? indeed, thank you very much, pro ....