Can South Africa's revolution move beyond the ANC?
It is a reflection, and not necessarily a negative one, on the state of South Africa that tomorrow's general election has attracted far less attention around the world than the murder trial of the athlete Oscar Pistorius. The televised hearing, of course, has star quality, emotional extremes and high drama – all of which have been conspicuous by their absence from the election campaign. But the relative humdrum nature of this political contest may not, in itself, be a bad thing.
Twenty years after the end of apartheid South Africa has clocked up some notable achievements, not the least of which is to have held five one-person one-vote elections, which have carried conviction at home and stood up well to international scrutiny.… Seguir leyendo »