South Africa's Evolving Democracy: Reflections on Recent Elections and the Future of the ANC
We, the People of South Africa, declare for all our country and the world to know: that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white, and that no government can justly claim authority unless it is based on the will of all the people; that our people have been robbed of their birth right to land, liberty and peace by a form of government founded on injustice and inequality . Freedom Charter The African National Congress (ANC) has an extensive legacy among black South Africans, serving as a symbol of hope and liberty. If its late president Nelson Mandela awakened today and inquired about the ANC's progress in meeting the needs of many South Africans, the politicians who succeeded him might find it hard to respond—not because they are unaware of their shortcomings, but because the present condition of the ANC would most likely surprise him. He would be particularly astonished to find that the ANC is now seeking coalitions due to the most recent election outcomes. Th...
