Coverage dated May 21, 2024

Nelson Mandela’s party has ruled South Africa for three decades – it now faces a critical moment of truth

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By Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, CNN Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) — South Africans go to the polls on May 29 for what will likely be the most pivotal general election since the end of apartheid. Polls show the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party could lose its majority for the first ti…

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  1. Local News 8

    Nelson Mandela’s party has ruled South Africa for three decades – it now faces a critical moment of truth (opens Local News 8)

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    By Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, CNN Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) — South Africans go to the polls on May 29 for what will likely be the most pivotal general election since the end of apartheid. Polls show the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party could lose its majority for the first ti…

  2. Green Field Reporter

    South Africa election: How Mandela's once revered ANC lost its way with infighting and scandals - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — For years, the African National Congress rose above politics in South Africa. It was a movement dedicated to freeing Black people from the oppression of white minority rule and to the lofty principle of democracy, equality and a better life for all South Africans.

  3. The Republic

    South Africa election: How Mandela's once revered ANC lost its way with infighting and scandals (opens The Republic)

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    CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — For years, the African National Congress rose above politics in South Africa. It was a movement dedicated to freeing Black people from the oppression of white minority rule and to the lofty principle of democracy, equality and a better life for all South Africans.

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