The African National Congress could lose its majority for the first time since it swept to power under Nelson Mandela at the end of apartheid in 1994.
By Gerald Imray and Mogomotsi Magome, Associated PressThousands of voters line up to cast their ballot near Wits University, Wednesday May 29, 2024 for the general elections in Johannesburg, South Africa.
“I think we are seeing a massive change in South African politics,” political analyst Prof. Susan Booysen said on SABC TV, the national broadcaster. This election was seen as a direct referendum on the unbroken three-decade rule of the ANC, which freed South Africa from the oppressive, racist apartheid regime in the famous all-race vote of 1994 but has seen a steady decrease in its popularity over the last 20 years.
The political opposition to the ANC is spread amongst an array of other parties, however, and the ANC was still widely expected to be the biggest party and have the most seats in Parliament. It was well ahead of its nearest challenger, the main opposition Democratic Alliance, in the early count, and that was expected.
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