If Lekota were to form a new party, it would have little time before the election expected early in 2009 to mount a real challenge to the overwhelmingly popular ANC.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — A senior ally of ousted South African President Thabo Mbeki announced Wednesday that he and other unhappy members of the ruling African National Congress were ...

After getting bashed in elections, South Africa's ANC is frantic to form a coalition South Africa is in unchartered political territory as the ruling African National Congress look to other ...

Breakaway ANC Faction to Form New South African Party Politics. Nov 3, 2008 8:45 PM EDT ...

South Africa's Ramaphosa calls for unity after ANC loss 03:52. Johannesburg — After talks that carried on late into Thursday night, Friday morning brought news that South Africa would soon have ...

The African National Congress and its main opposition, the Democratic Alliance, along with the smaller Inkatha Freedom Party, have agreed to form a government of national unity.

A breakaway faction of South Africa's ruling ANC decided on Saturday to form a new party to contest elections next year, a move that could dramatically reshape the country's post-apartheid ...

South Africa's African National Congress will invite other political parties to form a national unity government, its leader President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday, after it lost its majority ...

The ANC’s vote share dropped from 57 percent in 2019 – already the lowest until then – to 40 percent in last week’s election. It also lost its majority in the key provinces of KwaZulu ...

South Africa’s ANC loses 30-year parliamentary majority after election. African National Congress vote share drops to 40 percent, forcing it to seek coalition partners to form government.

Reuters. ANC's President Cyril Ramaphosa looks with members of the National Executive Committee (NEC), Deputy President Paul Mashatile, Gwede Mantashe, Fikile Mbalula, Nomvula Mokonyane and Dr ...