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Riverside Herald

AuthorRiverside Herald
Published20 May 2026

South African Politics in 2026

South Africa’s post-2024 coalition tests whether pragmatic power-sharing can stabilise reform and service delivery before municipal polls reshape local governme

In 2026, South African politics is defined less by single-party dominance than by the aftermath of the 29 May 2024 general election, when the African National Congress (ANC) remained the largest party in the National Assembly but lost the outright majority it had held since the end of apartheid in 1994. President Cyril Ramaphosa was returned for a second full term through a multi-party arrangement widely labelled a Government of National Unity (GNU), bringing former…