Election day on 29 May was a tumultuous, wonderful day for South Africa. 30 years of corruption and ruin under the sole rule of the African National Congress (ANC) party came to an end. The ANC, which won 63 per cent of the vote in the first democratic election in 1994, and 70 per cent in 2004, now only won 40 per cent.
When the ANC took power in April 1994, South Africa had the strongest economy and the best infrastructure in Africa. We had a plentiful supply of the world’s cheapest electricity and the world’s greatest mineral treasure. The horrible apartheid laws had been scrapped by the last white government. We were the darling of the world, which was eager to trade with us. We had bountiful advantages.
The voting map shows that the MK vote was a Zulu vote
Over 30 years, the ANC has squandered them all. Our electricity system is crippled, our railways have collapsed, water supply has failed in large parts of the country and there is sewage in the streets.
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