Inside Story What’s behind the ANC’s election setback?
The African National Congress will now have to engage in talks with rivals to form a coalition government in South Africa. It’s a vote that’s ended 30 years of the ANC’s dominance in South African politics. Voters dealt a blow to the African National Congress, angry at what they consider to be its failure to deal with a dire economy and poverty. Now, the party will have to engage in talks with rivals to form a coalition government. So what concessions might it make? And what does a weakened ANC mean for politics in South Africa? Presenter: Tom McRae Guests: Malaika Mahlatsi – Researcher at the Institute for Pan African Thought and Conversation Jan Hofmeyr – Head of policy and analysis at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation Mondli Makhanya – Editor-at-large of City Press Published on Saturday 2 June 2024.
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Primary Title
- Inside Story
Episode Title
- What’s behind the ANC’s election setback?
Date Broadcast
- Monday 3 June 2024
Start Time
- 05 : 30
Finish Time
- 05 : 57
Duration
- 27:00
Channel
- Al Jazeera English
Broadcaster
- Al Jazeera Media Network
Programme Description
- Beyond the headlines to the heart of the news of the day. Al Jazeera gets the Inside Story from some of the best minds in the Middle East and beyond. Al Jazeera journalists and guests dissect and discuss the day’s top story.
Episode Description
- The African National Congress will now have to engage in talks with rivals to form a coalition government in South Africa. It’s a vote that’s ended 30 years of the ANC’s dominance in South African politics. Voters dealt a blow to the African National Congress, angry at what they consider to be its failure to deal with a dire economy and poverty. Now, the party will have to engage in talks with rivals to form a coalition government. So what concessions might it make? And what does a weakened ANC mean for politics in South Africa? Presenter: Tom McRae Guests: Malaika Mahlatsi – Researcher at the Institute for Pan African Thought and Conversation Jan Hofmeyr – Head of policy and analysis at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation Mondli Makhanya – Editor-at-large of City Press Published on Saturday 2 June 2024.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Commentary
- News
Hosts
- Tom McRae (Presenter)