South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) says it has made progress in efforts to establish a government of national unity after losing its outright majority in recent elections. But the party’s secretary general Fikile Mbalula said the party is not ready yet to announce the details of an agreement. The ANC lost its parliamentary…
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South Africa president faces up to poor poll result.
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted his African National Congress (ANC) party has suffered a challenging election result, after the party lost its majority for the first time since apartheid ended 30 years ago. The ANC, once led by Nelson Mandela, won 159 seats in the 400-seat parliament in Wednesday’s election, down from 230…
Counting under way in South Africa’s crucial election.
Votes are being counted after what is seen as South Africa’s most closely fought elections since the African National Congress (ANC) came to power 30 years ago. Long lines snaked outside polling stations across the country. One electoral official in Johannesburg told the BBC the queues were reminiscent of the historic 1994 election, when black…
