South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) is faced with a tricky dilemma which will determine the future of the country after it spectacularly lost its parliamentary majority in last week's election. Alternatively, the ANC could work with two radical parties that broke away from it - former President Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party or Julius Malema's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). Mr Malema has warned the ANC against forming a coalition that would "reinforce white supremacy" and be a "puppet of a white imperialist agenda". As well as demanding a new president, MK wants the constitution to be torn up so that South Africa becomes an "unfettered parliamentary democracy" - something the ANC has ruled out. KwaZulu-Natal is South Africa's second-most populous province, and is often described as the economic artery of the nation because of its ports.

Source: The Star June 04, 2024 01:59 UTC