May 27, 2024 12:42 PM

South Africa: Leading Opposition party aims to stop ‘doomsday coalition’

On paper, South Africa's election this week should present a golden opportunity for the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) and its leader John Steenhuisen. The African National Congress (ANC) - the party of Nelson Mandela in power for the last 30 years - has little to boast about. The economy has barely grown in the last decade. The jobless rate is among the world's highest. Infrastructure is crumbling. The DA, the country's second biggest party, can point to an objectively better track r...