South Africa at the Election Gathering

SOUTH AFRICA - Report 15 Apr 2014 by Iraj Abedian

South Africa is now in full electioneering swing. Understandably, emotions are running high, and all the political parties, civil society activists, trade unions, businesses and society at large are on full alert. The 2014 General Elections, scheduled for May 7, are believed to be of particular significance along the evolutionary path of South Africa’s young constitutional democratic dispensation. Metaphorically, the country is leaving its teenage years and entering a mature age. But what kind of “social persona” will it have? The ruling ANC alliance is particularly hard-hit by the recent r...

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