Zuma’s Exit Sparks Shifting Political Alliances in South Africa
- Main opposition risks losing control of Johannesburg, Pretoria
- Economic Freedom Fighters wants to topple Port Elizabeth mayor
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Jacob Zuma’s forced resignation as South Africa’s president did more than revive confidence in the ruling African National Congress. It’s deepened divisions between the two main opposition parties, threatening their control of the nation’s key cities.
Together with the ANC’s shift to support expropriation of land without compensation, Zuma’s replacement by Cyril Ramaphosa has thawed its relations with the Economic Freedom Fighters. The party hounded Zuma over allegations of graft and advocates the seizure of white-owned farms, banks and mines.