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The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), one of South Africa’s opposition parties, has filed a case in the Constitutional Court to revive impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over the alleged “Farmgate” scandal. The controversy involves the alleged theft of millions of dollars hidden in furniture at Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala game farm, as revealed by a […]
...The African National Congress (ANC) will govern South Africa for another five years. But this sixth victory of the democratic era since 1994 was hard-won. For the first time in a national election its share of the vote dropped beneath 60% to come in at 57.5%. This means that it will have 19 fewer representatives […]
...The launch of the ANC’s election manifesto is a moment to examine several aspects of our society. The party, still, has the biggest network of people on the ground. It is a moment to look at the balance of power within the party, as the manifesto should reflect various ideological and political strains within such […]
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