TOUGH TEST FOR ANC AS POLLS OPEN

South Africans go to the polls today in national elections
which the ruling ANC party, in power since 1994, is the favourite to win
despite corruption scandals and sluggish economic growth and record
unemployment.

The ANC has won all the past five…

South Africans go to the polls today in national elections which the ruling ANC party, in power since 1994, is the favourite to win despite corruption scandals and sluggish economic growth and record unemployment. The ANC has won all the past five elections, but today's vote is set to be an electoral test on whether the party has staunched a decline in popularity. The party is tipped to