South Africa's Election Will Be a Referendum on Ramaphosa

James Hamill, WPR
Like all elections, South Africa's upcoming national vote on May 8the country's fifth ballot since the end of apartheidwill see rival parties waging a struggle to control the narrative and frame the contest in the best possible terms. Given the change in the leadership of the ruling African National Congress in December 2017, that means much of the campaign will focus on President Cyril Ramaphosa and the extent to which he is delivering his promised new dawn in South Africa following what he has called the nine lost years of Jacob Zuma.