The ANC Lose their Majority: What Next for South Africa?

For the first time ever, South Africa's ANC Party has failed to secure a majority in this week's election which will likely lead to politically difficult coalition talks. So in this video, we'll explain what's happened and what this means going forward.

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CORRECTION: As numerous commenters have pointed out, at 0:19 we say "...the ANC were on track to lose their parliamentary majority for the first time since independence", when we meant to say "since apartheid". We've since edited this video to cut out "since independence", which hopefully works a bit better, but we nonetheless apologise for the error, and hope you still enjoyed the vid!

[kumalalakumalalakumalasave]

People finally realizing that voting for the same party over and over again won't change their quality of life for the better

[watisoninata]

The fact that people still voted for the ANC is ridiculous..Years of Corruption and Loadshedding was not enough to convince these people to choose a better option.. Diabolical

[clivematthews]

Turnout is actually 15 Million voters. 27 million is registered voters

[info_dash]

The ANC is currantly experiencing Stage 6 Voteshedding

[xavier]

The ANC is bringing misery to South Africans

[Lukas]

People have to realise that the current ANC is not the same Mandela-ANC that ended Apartheid. I understand how they still feel loyalty towards this party, but unfortunately corruption changed it.

[CaptainTodger]

the fact ANYONE voted for the ANC is WILD

[karllichtenberg]

I'm a white South African who has just voted for the first time. I voted DA, as an anti-ANC vote more than any deep love for the DA. One thing that wasn't mentioned in this video, but I believe was in other videos, the DA is in charge of my home province, the Western Cape which includes Cape Town. The Western Cape is by far the healthiest province, lowest unemployment, fastest growing economy and many individuals and companies from Joburg and other major cities are moving down here. I have said for the better part of a year that a DA-ANC coalition is far from the worst option as the ANC's policies are broadly popular, their big issue is corruption, so ANC policy with DA oversight and cabinet ministers in certain areas, such as police and state-owned enterprises such as Eskom, could work out really well for SA.

[bwhog]

"There are four types of economies: Developing, Developed, Japan, and Argentina." It may be time to add South Africa into that statement.

[ragerancher]

Amazing how people in South Africa can look at the ANC and decide the problem is they are not radical enough...

[faithing]

I love fine things in Life, im a black woman and i voted DA. I went yo CT in December and saw how beautiful and clean it was. I voted DA in JHB, i want service, job opportunities, electricity, safety,

If that makes me a sellout VERY GOOD IM PROUD 🎉

[Mia_Malk]

The EFF is just insanity united in a party. The type of party featured in dystopian movies

[damonleff]

A pardon will neither remove a conviction nor amend section 47 of the Constitution which prohibits Zuma from serving as a parliamentarian.

[andrewswanepoel]

0:20, since the first democratic elections, not since independence. SA became independent before 1994. 1994 was when Apartheid ended, not when SA gained independence

[zachb]

Did I ever tell you what the definition of insanity is? Insanity is doing the exact… same fucking thing... over and over again expecting... shit to change

[Woodneye-mcjt]

The DA are the only party that could grow the economy. If EFF and MKP have any part in it, you can say goodbye to South Africa.

[keamogetswemodisane]

The ANC has lost many votes, yet the DA didn't gain much of those. This should be concerning to the DA.

[lfoveuy]

As a South African, you guys have got some facts wrong. The DA is actually very popular with Coloureds mixed race and Indians and an increasingly number of black Africans. Not only white people vote the DA.

[Duxaization]

You guys need to proof read these videos a bit better before release. RSA was independent in 1994 and turnout was around 16 million.