Elections 2019: the Goldilocks scenario for business

07 May 2019 - 10:14“I think most people want to see a strong ANC so they don’t have to work with coalitions," says Dirk Kotzé, a professor in Political Sciences at UNISA. Picture: SUPPLIED/INVESTEC Source: GETTY/GALLO

On the latter issue, Kotzé says the ANC will need to move quickly after the elections to provide clarity on its land policy to quell attacks from the opposition. “Then it’s no longer a question about whether they have a mandate or not, but rather about how to implement it.”Election will mark 'transition' for parties

For the EFF, it’s important to grow its reach, he says. “The EFF needs to expand beyond Gauteng, because in a sense they are over-concentrated and need to develop more of a national presence.” With the youth constituting the majority of the South African population, Kotzé says that it’s worrying that for this election, only 18% of all eligible voters in the 18-20 age category have registered to vote.Two-thirds of the population now live in urban areas – good news for parties like the DA that are stronger in the cities, but a potential issue for parties such as the EFF and the ANC who get the rural vote.

Investec So all they care about is investor confidence, what about the social wellbieng of the citizens? ANC makes me sick

Investec And then ANC may still go into coalition with EFF. So voting ANC, already burdened with strong Zupta presence seems like a troublesome choice.

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