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ANC Struggle Legacy - Credit Extended Only to 2019

In South Africa's first national election since the death of its former leader, Nelson Mandela. African National Congress (ANC) has maintained its majority despite huge scandals and terrible performance on everything from combating crime to promoting economic growth. Since 2009, the ANC has had a poor record in government. There has been a steady increase in violent protests against local-government corruption and the shoddiness of public services. The police response to a wildcat strike in August 2012 left 34 miners dead. The economy has stalled. Barely two out of five adults of working age have jobs. Delays in building new power stations mean the state-owned electricity company cannot always keep the lights on. In March, the public protector found that Jacob Zuma had benefited unduly from public money spent on his home. Despite all this, the ANC has gained slightly more than 62% of the vote again. People have voted once more because the ANC was the main organisation that liberated the country from the apartheid regime rather than on what it has done for the masses.

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