THE results of the 2024 general election at national level set South Africa on a new path. With the ANC obtaining a mere 40% of the votes in an unprecedented result, the country was forced to either form a coalition government or a Government of National Unity (GNU).
At its special national executive committee meeting, the ANC deliberated for hours trying to reach a consensus on the form of collaboration the party would sell to other political parties. Eventually, it opted for a GNU. Since