JOHANNESBURG—Millions of South Africans headed to the polls Wednesday amid growing disillusionment over steep racial inequalities that persist a quarter-century after Nelson Mandela became the nation’s first black president. The African National Congress—which has been in power since South Africa’s first democratic election in 1994—and President Cyril Ramaphosa enter the election weighed down by years of rampant government corruption, allegedly involving some of the party’s most senior politicians. And although the ANC is...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 08, 2019 11:26 UTC