South Africa Archive

The ANC’s popularity has been declining in South Africa for more than a decade. The party’s problems only worsened ahead of this year’s elections.

Accustomed for so long to one-party dominance, South Africa’s ruling African National Congress now finds itself in uncharted political territory ahead of May 29 elections. Among the many problems the ANC currently faces, one stands out: the emergence of the newly created MK Party, with former President Jacob Zuma at its head.