South Africa’s Unaccountable Ruling PartyWelcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The ANC’s Attempts at Accountability Lead to ChaosIn the last decade, South Africa’s liberation movement-turned-ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), has been tainted by corruption scandals. Even as former South African President Thabo Mbeki cautioned that Magashule’s continued role as secretary-general would destroy the party from within, Magashule remained defiant. And while the ANC tries to hold itself together, South Africa is slipping deeper and deeper into economic and social malaise. May 17: The corruption trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma and the French arms dealer Thales begins.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 12, 2021 10:18 UTC