South Africa s ruling ANC launched its election campaign on Saturday, hoping to overcome anger over high unemployment and a sluggish economy and to protect its three-decade-old majority.
It is acknowledged that Jacob Zuma’s new MK Party has disrupted politics in its short, topsy-turvy lifespan, but the jury is out on whether it is all hype, no substance. However, if two by-elections are a marker – albeit in one KZN region – the party’s possible impact on the upcoming elections.
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