In a significant move following a pivotal election, South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) announced on Thursday its intention to initiate discussions with other political entities with the aim of forming a Government of National Unity. This decision comes in the wake of a landmark election where the ANC, the party of Nelson Mandela and […]

After all the ballots have been counted in South Africa, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) has received only 40.18% of the votes in Wednesday’s election, well short of a majority. For the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994, the once-dominant party will need to make a deal with other parties to […]