The first part of 2018 has been a bumpy ride for South African politics – as predicted by political analysts at the beginning of the year.  The new president of the country has multiple issues to address; namely the poor performance of the Rand, the slow growth of the economy, policy uncertainty, political leaders following their own agendas, and other issues are complicating the political scene and progress in the country.

With over 60% of the delegates in Parliament, the ANC should fulfil a strong leading role in the country, but currently more than half (54%) of South Africans agree that “The future of the ANC is uncertain because of the leadership issues within the party”.

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