03/06/2024
As expected, South Africa's elections have been a rollercoaster. The ruling African National Congress has lost the majority for the first time in 30 years. ANC got 40.2%, down from 57.5% in 2019, Democratic Alliance (DA), got 21.6% while uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the new party supported by former president Jacob Zuma, got an impressive 14.7%. Julius Malema's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) got 9.5%. The road to forming a government will be even more interesting as ANC will be forced to work with one of the opposition parties, each of which has been a strong critic of Cyril Ramaphosa's leadership.