South Africa’s new coalition government unveiled
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled a new coalition government, after his ruling African National Congress (ANC) party lost its parliamentary majority in May’s elections. In a televised speech on Sunday, Ramaphosa said “the government of national unity… is unprecedented in the history of its democracy”, as the ANC will have 20 out of 32 […]
Ruling ANC party loses Outright Majority after South Africa general election
South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress says it would enter talks with other parties to form a new government, after losing its three-decade-old absolute majority in the last election. With 99.91 percent of the votes from Wednesday’s election counted, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s had only 40.2 percent, a slump from the 57.5 percent it won […]