"Now, the people of South Africa must decide if they want unemployment. They must decide if they want loadshedding..."

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), leader Julius Malema sings and dances after addressing his supporters at a final election rally in Polokwane, South Africa, Saturday, May 25, 2024. South African will

South Africa’s four main political parties have begun a final weekend of campaigning before a possibly pivotal election that could bring the country’s most important change in 30 years

The focus for South Africa’s national election next week is on the fate of the African National Congress party and whether it is going to lose its parliamentary majority for the first time

Supporters of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), with a mock coffin representing the ruling African National Congress, attend a final election rally in Polokwane, South Africa, Saturday, May 25, 2024.

An outspoken former activist and member of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress will be among at least 10 independent candidates seeking to become lawmakers for the first time in the countr

South Africa’s political parties began winding up their campaigns ahead of next week’s pivotal elections, with the ruling African National Congress and the leftist Economic Freedom Fighters staging huge rallies that highlighted their mass appeal.