Johannesburg: South Africa was set to end three decades of dominance by the African National Congress in an unprecedented development, as the party that freed the country from apartheid has lost its parliamentary majority for the first time in 30 years. The dramatically weakened vote share of the ANC, well short of the majority it had held since the famed …
The South African president spoke about poverty, hope and resilience in his annual speech. ‘Extraordinary measures’ for energy crisis Ramaphosa declared a national “state of disaster” over crippling power shortages that threaten the country’s economy and security, investing the government with additional powers to sign emergency procurement procedures faster and with less oversight. The South African president blamed the COVID-19 …
