South Africa’s African National Congress rose above politics for years
File — Opposition Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema addresses supporters and volunteers ahead of the party's manifesto launch near Durban, South Africa, Thursday, Feb. 8. 2024. Today the ruling African National Congress faces growing dissatisfaction from many who feel it has failed to live up to its promises. For years, the African National Congress rose above politics in South Africa.
Now, the ANC is for many a byword for graft and failed government. Here's how the famous party lost its way: The ANC has often pointed to the difficulties in reversing nearly a half-century of racist laws under apartheid and hundreds of years of European colonialism before that, which kept millions in poverty. It maintains that South Africa is a better country than it was under apartheid and that is undoubtedly true.
Corruption is alleged to have been especially bad under former President Jacob Zuma, who was accused of allowing a decade of rampant graft to play out before he stepped down in disgrace in 2018. His successor, Thabo Mbeki, was forced out as Zuma undermined his position as the head of the ANC. The party turned on Zuma, who is disqualified from running in next week's election, when the corruption allegations became overwhelming.
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