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Byline: GEOFFREY YORK; Staff JOHANNESBURG -- As South Africa moves into an era of coalitions and power-sharing deals, former president Jacob Zuma and his pugnacious supporters are emerging as the [...]

For the first time since the fall of apartheid, the nation must rely on a coalition of rival parties to govern. Can they get along enough to pull the country [...]

Byline: the Monitor's Editorial Board Abstract: An election ends one-party rule and leads to a new era of forging unity that is obtained by humility and respect. The French call [...]

A new government led by the African National Congress gave Cyril Ramaphosa another term as president, though he faces challenges in Parliament. A fragile coalition of lawmakers in South Africa [...]

Byline: GEOFFREY YORK; Staff JOHANNESBURG -- South African negotiators have made a 'major breakthrough' that will keep the long-ruling African National Congress in power, despite its tumble into minority status [...]

President Cyril Ramaphosa's party, the African National Congress, is seeking a broad alliance after it failed to win enough seats in last week's election to form a government on its [...]

Byline: GEOFFREY YORK; Staff JOHANNESBURG -- South Africa's ruling party, fighting for its political life after its worst-ever election performance, says it will keep President Cyril Ramaphosa as its leader [...]

A look at the leaders who could shape the country's future after the African National Congress's poor showing in elections. South Africa is headed for big change. Precisely what that [...]

The African National Congress received less than 50 percent of the national vote for the first time since gaining power 30 years ago, setting the nation on an uncharted course. [...]

If you want to understand why the party that liberated South Africa from white rule lost its parliamentary majority in the election this week, you need to look no further [...]

Byline: Katharine Houreld South Africa's ruling African National Congress party took a beating in Wednesday's elections and must form a national coalition for the first time since the end of [...]

Byline: GEOFFREY YORK; Staff JOHANNESBURG -- After a day of unexpectedly long queues and heavy voter turnout in many regions, South African officials are counting millions of ballots in an [...]

The ceremony went virtually unnoticed. On an overcast April day in South Africa's administrative capital, Pretoria, President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a lackluster speech commemorating the end of white-minority rule in [...]

Byline: GEOFFREY YORK; Staff JOHANNESBURG -- After serving six years in prison for fraud, Kenny Kunene soon became one of South Africa's most flamboyant businessmen. The media called him 'the [...]

Spurred by his anger at the African National Congress, Mr. Zuma formed his own political party and is gathering support among voters aggrieved by the failures of South Africa's governing [...]

Why does this election matter? How does South Africa vote? Who is running, and who is likely to win? When will we find out the results? Where can I find [...]

South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) remains in charge of a stable government for now, but recent electoral setbacks and corruption scandals put it in a vulnerable position from [...]

Byline: GEOFFREY YORK; Staff JOHANNESBURG -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has won a bitterly contested re-election for the leadership of the country's ruling party at a conference that exposed [...]

A bizarre scandal threatens to topple President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa from leadership of the African National Congress, which begins its party conference on Friday. Will A.N.C. members buy [...]

Legislators with the African National Congress party voted not to hold impeachment hearings of their embattled president, Cyril Ramaphosa, giving him a political lift amid the scandal known as ''Farmgate.'' [...]

Byline: GEOFFREY YORK, Staff JOHANNESBURG -- Lead South African voters have delivered a severe blow to the country's ruling party, the African National Congress, pushing it below the 50-per-cent mark [...]

Proceedings in the High Court in Johannesburg have wrapped for Thursday, with Advocate Dali Mpofu arguing that the African National Congress (ANC)'s approach to dealing with corruption in its ranks [...]