The political party of Nelson Mandela is imploding

The political party of Nelson Mandela is imploding
Nelson Mandela became president of South Africa after spending 27 years in jail for his fight against apartheid. (Image: Depositphotos)
The Economist
Londiwe Mkhize walks through her unfinished home in Cato Crest, a poor part of Durban, South Africa’s third-largest city. Concrete blocks lie wet from the rain that has fallen through roofless rooms. Completing the half-built house was the task of her husband, Siyabonga Mkhize. But he was shot dead in October 2021 when out campaigning to be a councillor for the African National Congress (ANC), South Africa’s ruling party. It was too late to take his name off the ballot, so he was posthumously elected. In March, the byelect...

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