South Africa’s Crucial Election: ANC’s Majority at Risk Amidst Deepening Inequality
OXIDE GH
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Millions of South Africans are casting their votes in what is considered the most crucial general election since the end of apartheid. Polls over the past few months have suggested that the ruling African National Congress (ANC) might lose its majority for the first time since Nelson Mandela led it to victory in 1994.
South Africa, identified by the World Bank as the most unequal country in the world, is facing significant challenges such as the highest sustained unemployment rate globally, rampant corruption, weak economic growth, frequent power outages, and rising violent crime.
The Black majority, making up 81% of the population, bears the brunt of these issues, with widespread unemployment and poverty exacerbated by failing public schools. Meanwhile, most White South Africans are employed and earn substantially higher wages.
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