ANC must face up to prospect of losing SA
The route by which the ANC can retain power by coalition will depend on which ANC faction is in power
The ANC, the celebrated political force that ended white-minority rule and ushered in democracy, had hoped its dominance of national politics might last for generations. But deep concerns over the country’s post-apartheid direction and President Jacob Zuma’s unpopularity have raised the sudden prospect of the ANC failing to win the next election in 2019. Zuma’s recent sacking of respected finance minister Pravin Gordhan brought to a head a nationwide crisis over record unemployment, stagnant growth and corruption, 23 years after Nelson Mandela led the ANC to power. Zuma will complete his maximum two terms in office in 2019, and is seen as backing former African Union Commission chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, his former wife, to take over. Dlamini-Zuma inspires little public support, and the ANC was dealt a sharp shock in 2016’s local elections where it suffered its worst-ever results. "If they push leaders who do not have credibility and you add to that the extent of the scandals the...
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