Election special 3. Uncertain times for the ANC in South Africa

2024 is the year of elections. According to one estimate just under 50% of all the people on earth live in countries where by December 31st there will have been a national vote. To mark this phenomenon we are broadcasting three special programmes. In the third and final programme in this special series we’re focusing on South Africa. It is 30 years since the African National Congress - led back then by Nelson Mandela - first won power. It has had a majority in parliament ever since. But this year it could well be different. If so, does this decline of the ruling party bode well or badly for South Africa? Guests: David Everatt, Professor at the Wits School of Governance in Johannesburg

Dr Ayesha Omar, British Academy International Fellow at SOAS

Alexander Beresford, Associate Professor in African Politics at Leeds University

Professor Cherrel Africa from the University of the Western Cape Production team: Rosamund Jones and Ben Carter

Editor: Richard Vadon

Production Co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman

Sound engineers: Hal Haines and Neil Churchill