South Africa: ANC set to lose majority for first time since Mandela – the era of government by a single party is at an end

By Martin Plaut, Senior Research Fellow, Horn of Africa and Southern Africa, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London

South Africa’s election on May 29 was an endurance test for the public. Queues snaked around polling stations, with voters standing in line for up to six or seven hours. Some only finally cast their votes at 3am the following morning.

However, the election proved at least as significant as had been predicted.…

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