SA’s sixth free elections: Will the ANC be punished for state capture? | PieterDuToit SAElections2019
South Africans will deliver their verdict on an ANC government whose last term of office has been beset by corruption, state capture and poor governance when they go to the polls in the country's sixth democratic election on Wednesday.
The major battlegrounds will be Gauteng, the country's economic centre, and KwaZulu-Natal, traditionally the anchor of ANC support, where the governing party's majority is under pressure. And in the Western Cape the governing DA will have to resist a series of self-inflicted disasters and an assault by smaller parties if it is to retain control of the province.
The ANC has been on a downward trajectory since 2004 when it registered support of 69.69% under the leadership of president Thabo Mbeki. In 2014 its support dropped to 62.15% and slumped to 54% in the municipal elections in 2016 when it also lost control of three metropolitan municipalities, including Johannesburg.
This has seen a number of crucial state institutions, such as SARS, the NPA and police, being attacked and undermined to prevent action against corrupt politicians, civil servants and businessmen. Beyond the ANC, Mathekga believes one factor that makes this election different from previous polls is the almost unanimous agreement among South Africans that something is amiss in the political system.
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