ANC Wins Again In South Africa despite Nkandla Corruption Charges.

The citizens of south africa have shown and thrown their support behind ANC, being the party of the late Madiba Nelson Mandela.

                                                   

                                       
 The results re-established the dominance of the 102-year-old ANC as the ruling party since the end of white minority rule 20 years ago. It also shows the gratitude of South Africans to late Nelson Mandela, the face of South Africa’s liberation struggles and democratic renewal.

WITH 62.15 per cent of the popular vote, the African National Congress, ANC, extended its 20-year hold on power, amid allegations of scandals and economic malaise afflicting South Africa. It was the first election after the death of iconic Nelson Mandela last December. 

Satellite Images Showing Nkandla estates. bbc

 Corruption charges arising from using tax payer’s money to renovate his Nkandla private estate trailed Zuma throughout the campaign. The Malema phenomenon indicated the dissatisfaction with ANC’s political and economic policies. Zuma would face these challenges in the next five years as he tries to push for more reforms to reduce poverty and inequality in the black community. Signs of economic discontent emerged in the Marikina mine shooting and series of strikes in the mining sector. -