South Africa: 30 years after Mandela’s post-apartheid victory, ANC suffers historic election defeat

The African National Congress (ANC) lost its parliamentary majority in South Africa’s May 29 elections. South African socialist Mazibuko Jara discussed the reasons for the ANC’s declining support and the rise of the recently formed uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party, led by former ANC president Jacob Zuma with Green Left’s Federico Fuentes just prior to the elections.

tally room screen and Mazibuko Jara inset

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