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The African National Congress (ANC) faced mounting political and legal pressures as it prepared for its anniversary celebrations. A court nullified a controversial party merger, described by critics as insufficient, while a separate inquiry questioned former leader Jacob Zuma over alleged negotiations with apartheid-era generals. Internally, the party grappled with coalition instability, including reports of the ANC and IFP considering removing the EFF from local power-sharing agreements and a surprise withdrawal by the National Freedom Party (NFP) from a key coalition in KwaZulu-Natal, threatening the ANC's governing power in the region. Multiple analyses depicted the ANC in political decline, shifting from its founding ideals to a system of patronage. Amid this climate, President Cyril Ramaphosa prepared to deliver the party's January 8 address amid tight security.
Internationally, the ANC confronted significant criticism and regional political developments. Former finance minister Trevor Manuel sharply criticized the party's leadership, comparing energy minister Gwede Mantashe to Donald Trump and calling the ANC government "broken." Concurrently, the ANC's alliance partner, the South African Communist Party (SACP), planned a march against the United States over its actions in Venezuela, which the ANC also denounced. In a separate development in Kenya, a court halted a planned merger between the ANC led by Musalia Mudavadi and the UDA party associated with President William Ruto, reinstating the ANC as independent and canceling asset transfers. Elsewhere, U.S. Senator Rand Paul publicly disagreed with Donald Trump on foreign policy, criticizing threats against Iran and U.S. action in Venezuela.
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This topic covers two separate political stories involving parties named ANC. In South Africa, the African National Congress (ANC) is holding meetings and facing commentary about its political struggles and future direction. Separately, in Kenya, a court has blocked a planned merger between a Kenyan party also called ANC, led by Musalia Mudavadi, and the UDA party of President William Ruto.
The African National Congress (ANC) is scrambling to hold its governing coalition together in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province. The National Freedom Party (NFP) has made a surprise decision to withdraw from the coalition, forcing the ANC to seek urgent talks to try to salvage the arrangement. Separately, the South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) publicly praised the ANC's historic role as a liberation movement. This comes as the ANC, which lost its national parliamentary majority in recent elections, navigates complex coalition politics to maintain governance in several regions.
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South Africa expels Israel's top diplomat, prompting immediate retaliationSouth Africa has declared Israel's top diplomat, the chargé d'affaires, persona non grata and ordered them to leave the country. Israel responded by expelling a South African diplomat in a tit-for-tat move.