By Nellie Peyton and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africans awaited confirmation on Sunday of a historic election outcome that will dismantle a 30-year African National Congress (ANC) majority, an announcement that will start the clock on a frenzied race to form a new ruling coalition. Voters, angry at joblessness, inequality and power shortages, […]
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S. Korean president to host Africa summit eyeing minerals, trade
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol told AFP he sees opportunities for greater cooperation with African nations ahead of a summit in Seoul on Tuesday (SONG Kyung-Seok) South Korea will aim to secure critical mineral imports and boost trade ties with Africa as President Yoon Suk Yeol hosts dozens of heads of state from the […]
Former South Africa leader Zuma threatens legal action over allegations of election irregularities
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former President Jacob Zuma threatened Saturday to take legal action seeking to stop the announcement of South Africa’s election results as scheduled Sunday, demanding that allegations of vote-rigging made by his party be addressed first. Zuma spoke after his party announced that it was seeking a re-run of the elections, saying it […]
ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses 30-year majority
The African National Congress party has lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result on Saturday that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago. With nearly 99 per cent of votes counted, the once-dominant ANC […]
South Africa election set to end three decades of ANC dominance
By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa was set to end three decades of dominance by the party that freed it from apartheid on Saturday, as voters angry at joblessness, inequality and power shortages slashed the African National Congress’s (ANC) share of the vote to 40%. A dramatically weakened mandate for the legacy party of […]
Massive losses for ruling ANC after elections in South Africa
A coalition government is likely in South Africa for the first time in the country’s history following parliamentary elections. With 80% of ballots counted, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party had 41.37% of the total vote on Friday evening, according to the National Electoral Commission (IEC). The preliminary results indicate huge losses for the […]
Massive loss of power for ANC after elections in South Africa
A coalition government is emerging in South Africa for the first time in the country’s history following parliamentary elections. With just under 52% of the votes counted, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party had 41.93% of the total on Friday morning, according to the National Electoral Commission (IEC). The preliminary result means a large-scale […]
Massive losses for ruling ANC after elections in South Africa
A coalition government is emerging in South Africa for the first time in the country’s history following parliamentary elections. With just under 52% of the votes counted, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party had 41.93% of the total on Friday morning, according to the National Electoral Commission (IEC). The preliminary result means a large-scale […]
South Africa ‘set for coalition government’ based on early election results
South Africa could be heading towards a national coalition government for the first time as partial election results put the ruling African Nation Congress well short of a majority. With more than half of votes counted across the country’s nine provinces, the ANC had received just under 42% of the national vote. That represented a […]
South Africa heading for ‘coalition country’ as partial election results have ANC falling under 50%
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa was heading closer to the reality of a national coalition government for the first time Friday as partial election results put the ruling African Nation Congress well short of a majority. With more than half of votes counted across the country’s nine provinces, the ANC had received just under 42% […]