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People vote for the ANC in SA because there isn't an alternative party at the national level. Once you vote for the party, the party then decides who will lead.

Even the article notes that the first 15 years of ANC rule saw significant development, as does HDI data [0].

The issue was that Jacob Zuma essentially destroyed RSA thanks to his corruption. And the only reason he became President was because he headed the ANC's intelligence department from the 70s to the 90s, and as such had dirt on everyone.

[0] - https://countryeconomy.com/hdi/south-africa

parent alephnerd 3 years ago

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