South Africa: How Political Parties Die - the Glue Holding the ANC Coalition Together Is Rapidly Flaking

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The survival of the ANC comes down to its last remaining trump cards - party loyalty and the increasingly outdated and romanticised focus on the Struggle against apartheid. Its core voters are ageing and not adequately being replaced by young voters. Even the long-suffering political support of the trade union movement is becoming less significant.

Sean Gossel is Associate Professor in Financial Economics at the Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town. Thomas Koelble is Professor of Business Administration in Political Science at the GSB.

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