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The former president’s MK gained at the expense of the ANC which is set to lose its majority for the first time.

South Africa’s election on May 29 was an endurance test for the public. Queues snaked around polling stations, with voters standing in line for up to six or seven hours. Some only finally cast their votes at 3am the following morning.

South Africans vote on Wednesday in what may be the most consequential election in decades, as dissatisfaction with the ruling ANC threatens to end its 30-year political dominance.

Is the ‘freedom’ the governing party brought to South Africa still enough for voters 30 years later?

Ruling African National Congress party could lose majority for first time since apartheid ended 30 years ago

South Africans vote on Wednesday in what may be the most consequential election in decades, as dissatisfaction with the ruling ANC threatens to end its 30-year political dominance.

Political parties the world over use slogans, icons, colours, names and flags to establish their political and historical credentials. What happens when two political parties lay claim to the same history and the same symbolic capital?

After 30 years of dominance, the ANC faces its toughest election yet, needing 50 percent to maintain its majority.

Early voting began in South Africa's general election Monday, as those who must work on polling day or who have special needs were given a chance to cast their ballots in a poll that could see the end of the political dominance of the African National Congress (ANC), 30 years…