South Africans vote in the general election; Ramaphosa says the ANC will emerge victorious
The people of South Africa today Wednesday have voted in the general election which has been mentioned as very important for the country in the entire period of the last 30 years.
The people of South Africa today Wednesday have voted in the general election which has been mentioned as very important for the country in the entire period of the last 30 years.
The African National Congress has been in power in South Africa for three decades now. The party succeeded in overthrowing the brutal rule of the white minority in 1994. Now a new generation movement has emerged that is not satisfied with the living conditions of the people of South Africa. Half of South Africa's 62 million people are estimated to live in poverty.
After casting his vote, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has said that he has no doubt that his party ANC will win with a majority of votes and continue to lead the country.
South Africa in addition to having the most prosperous economy in Africa but has serious economic and social problems including 32 percent of unemployment. The poverty and unemployment afflicting many black South Africans threaten to oust the ruling ANC party, which has promised to solve the problems under its slogan of "a better life for all."
Samuel Ratshalingwa, one of the South Africans who was in the voting line in a school in Soweto where President Ramaphosa also voted, has said that the main cry of the South Africans is unemployment. Opinion polls say that the ruling ANC party is likely to lose its control in parliament after winning six consecutive general elections in the country.
