Review of the African National Congress

This article provides a detailed review of the African National Congress (ANC) and its role in South Africa's elections. It discusses voter turnout, party decline, and the future of the ANC. The article also explores the impact of the ANC on the country's politics and economy.

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The best asset about 6th National election of South Africa held on the 8th may 2019 since they
achieved democracy in the year 1994 is that it was thoroughly peaceful, credible as well as fair
and Virtually incident free. The highest credit is reserved for approximately 16 million voters
who voted in that election ignoring the difficulties in the rural terrain in some cases and the cold
and rainy conditions in other instances. However, as identified by Booysen, S. (2018), the
biggest downside of the election is that this time it was the lowest turnout of registered voters
since the time when the first seminal democratic voting was held in South Africa. In context to
the election held in May Booysen (2019), objectified that:
“It was good in parts”
About 10 million of voters registered on the voting list had refrained from exhibiting their
democratic rights on 8th Mày, 2019. About a quarter of million people spoilt the ballot papers and
Levy et al. (2019), identifies that maximum of them did that deliberately. Calculating the number
of people, associated with this act, it can be reflected that the number of seats accounted for 5
parliamentary positions.
The establishment of digital methods of census calculating revealed that more than 10 million
quarters, elder than 18 years had not registered.
Regarding this interest for voting among the youth Taylor, Fleisch and Shindler (2019), identify
that search a great number of people neglecting their duty of voting in a mature democracy is a
big concern for the validation of the election outcomes. Supporting this position of the researcher
Ballard (2017), states moreover that provide the sacrifices as well as the life loss in the recent
beta struggle for Universal franchise in South Africa, not much time ago, the lap of integers that
is executed by the new voters, is that matter of real concern.

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A specific proportion of apathy can account for a definite percentage of negativity. It is clear that
in the main region; however the impact of the system of election in solving the problem of
people is considered to be a casual factor by the voters. The currently ongoing political content is
another major factor, barring the apathy. Kanyane (2019), holds that this is specifically
dangerous. Analysing the reasons, he states that the absence of Faith, trust as well as
disillusionment can result in in situations like protest voting and as of now it cannot be brushed
under the carpet.
One big outcome as well as a cause of worry considering the results of the provincial and
national elections is that votes in favour of the ANC have declined. Nevertheless the ruling party
was elected for six consecutive times, however with a decrease in majority and gaining a
proportion of 57.5% of the votes only. That is is, much lower compared to the all time highest
record of 70% votes in 2004. However, when the party achieved isn’t lower than 54% votes in
the Municipal Elections of 2017, they heaved a sigh of relief when the ended at 57.5% majority
in this election as Weiss (2019), highlights that the expectation from the end of the party
members was worse. They were particularly concerned about the looting of the state as well as
the crony capitalist corruption in the Zuma years and lastly the chances which were treated away
in the obscene March for self enrichment.
The nightmare of the local election continued to haunt the National Congress and the credibility
for the second Chance they got in the national election goes to Cyril Ramaphosa had apologized
to the massive section of the community for their Zuma Larceny, major failures by the state
government, underperformance of the economy, state capture the enlarging difference between
the wealth and the poverty and in fact of course the role that he personally played in the
Marikana massacre.

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The elected government of the African National Congress where presiding over the country,
driving her to the position of maximum and equality in the Global context, with unemployment
rate to a soaring high 27%, the number of unemployed youth rising higher than 35% of the entire
youth population and the situation being more bitter in a rural doomed economy (van Wyk,
2019).
It is evident, according to Kelly (2019) that the association of Ramaphosa with the ANC,
considering his trade union leadership, board membership with the Lonmin, as well as his
reputation as a billionaire businessman, has chiefly contributed in lifting the proportion from 53
% to the 57% mark.
Comparing the national share of the African National Congress as well as the election outcome
in the nine provinces, it can be reflected that the better score in the former case is accountable to
the personal glamour of Cyril Ramaphosa and it is evident that he has enjoyed greater popularity
than the party. In the current situation, the Expectations for high percentage of votes, in the
upcoming Municipal Elections to be organised in the major metro cities of the country, which is
hardly 15 to 18 months away, seems far from sanguine.
The official opposition party, the democratic Alliance received about 21 percent vote. Although
they performed poorly, it can be accounted that the two parties jointly constituted about 80% of
the entire votes polled. Considerable block of the black waters might be engaged in in protest
over Service Delivery, how is they had turned in favour of the African National Congress,
provided that they had received the 17 million benefit in the form of social welfare grants, and
there seems to be no better than and manifesting all hopes with the ruling party for the current
moment, and as long as the entire country do not goes bankrupt (Greffrath & Van der Waldt,
2016).

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The new liberal economy and the faction fight of the African National Congress is another
considerable situation. The patronage system as well as the black economic empowerment along
with the Liberation legacy is major factors that accounted for the 25 years hegemony of African
National Congress in this election (Lloyd-Sherlock, 2019). The primary beneficiaries of this
election outcome can be considered to be the public servants numbering more than 1 million,
emerging from the black middle class. The democratic Alliance party lost a major proportion of
White voters to the freedom front party and boats from the so-called voters of colour to the the
good party of Patricia De Lille.
The people are expected to have clearly presumed the dominant differences between the election
objective and the ideal policies of the two parties, African National Congress and the democratic
Alliance. In spite of the fact that the race and class interests of the two parties are different, both
of them accept the new liberal Global economic system alike, despite the leftist rhetoric
associated with the Congress as well as the evident privatisation along with anti Union trust of
the democratic Alliance.
Nevertheless, considering the perspectives of the National Congress, the ascendancy of the
Ramaphosa faction of the Congress comma complemented by the positive election results is
perhaps not out of the harm’s way. The Zuma faction is dreading the legal processes as well as
the laws of cooperative government positions and is determined to fight back in a dirty way (Van
der Waldt & Prinsloo, 2019).
However, after the elections are completed, the different sections of the country are concerned
with how the Ramaphosa government can favour them. Provided that, the National Congress has
achieved more than 50% votes, they can now single handedly execute purgatory actions towards
the criminal elementsand carry on with their action of cleansing the African National Congress

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as well as the government. However, major part of the country is looking forward to the
economic advantage of electing Ramaphosa. It is expected that big business organisations at
home as well as abroad can respond to his request for significant investment. Nevertheless
Odeyemi and Abioro (2019), argues in this context that unless an alternative policy towards
Global new liberalism is implemented by the African National Congress, they will not be
successful in reviving the second economy of the country, alternate conditions of massive
unemployment as well as growing rate of crime and instability of the society. In this context, it
can be commented like it has been already mentioned above that none of the political parties had
the gold of alternating the policy towards Global neoliberalism in their political agenda.
This election also meant trouble for the left front. At the national level, 48 parties had contested
with only 14 able to get a parliamentary representation. The socialist Revolutionary workers
party got a derisory of about 25000 words which is an embarrassing proportion of only 0.14
percent of entire votes casted, not even equating the number of votes required for getting one
parliamentary seat (Van der Waldt & Prinsloo, 2019). The party had properly stated agendas and
had targeted the area of unemployment promising that 11 million unemployed youth of South
Africa will get employment if they came to power. They had necessary fund as well as
volunteer-ship since they got the support of 3.7 million members of strong National Union of the
metal workers. However, even after establishment of promotional structures all over the country,
the trend of failure proves that the respective forces who supported them had displayed the
tendency of denialism and according to the views of Lloyd-Sherlock (2019), the great proportion
of Numsa membership was also associated with this act and the same goes with the labour Union
or the union of the new Federation.

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The situation had been same for the EFF. They had achieved in roads to the Congress vote bank
and a good percentage of voters had voted in favour of them, compared to the percentages
achieved by them in the previous elections which floated the red berets. However, the election
outcome clearly showed that unless working class as well as social is act together, the EFF will
be able to draw more number of votes away from the National Congress in the for the elections.
This election can be considered as a tragedy for the large number of Comrades who give their
valuable time behind a project that still seems to be a newborn. In this context Booysen (2019),
specifically highlights that the SACP provided total support to the National Congress irrespective
of the painful experience of the zuma years. They lingered on to the perception that the new
leader of the Congress will do something in favour of the left. However Taylor, Fleisch &
Shindler (2019), think that the original socialists communist as well as the workers of the big
trade unions including the Revolutionary intellectual would have voted in favour of the socialist
party in large numbers, if any such potential party existed.
However, considering all aspects it can be clearly stated that the sixth general election of South
Africa has provided a predictable mix. The currently formed legislature should improve their
capacity of holding the executive to account comma which was not at all achieved during the
zuma decade. However, it is the executive which needs to be here the pressure of this overriding
responsibility.
However the outcome of selection, it can be considered that Ramaphosa is the only promising
reform. There are many corrupt elements lining up with the Ramaphosa government with the
hope of continuing their career based on patronage of the Government and self serving deceit. In
this context, it is worthwhile to observe now what action the African National Congress

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undertake to Smash corruption and develop programs facing the peoples benefit for the
resurrection of an economy as well as reconstruction of country and Society.
The government should place for mobilisation of masses for deep learning as well as
development of participatory democracy as well as setting up voluntary reconstruction campaign
from the lower level of the society. In this context Ballard (2017), has identified that this cannot
be achieved without the presence of a potential opposition which he observes in the form of the
leftist forces. It is recommended that the leftist forces have to overcome the challenge of
developing a broad based comma people centred as well as united grassroots level movement
under the leadership of the working class people for democratic socialism. The futuristic
endeavours would be social, youth, and political as well as environmental renewal along with
provisions for alternative economy. This can be achieved only through the environment as well
as creative energy of masses in motion. Hence, in the end it can be implemented that the political
future of South Africa lies in the hands of her people.

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