Reflecting on South Africa’s Elections

The ruling party is more divided than ever.

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The South African general elections held less than a month ago ended with a few unsurprising results. Cyril Ramaphosa was reelected as president, and his African National Congress – the liberation movement-turned-political party that has governed the country since 1994 – remains the single largest voice in parliament. But for the first time in the […]

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Ronan Wordsworth
Ronan Wordsworth is an analyst for Geopolitical Futures. He completed a Masters in Geopolitical Studies at Charles University in Prague in 2022. He has an ongoing association with the University, including assisting an ongoing project of African University partnerships and is co-host of a Geopolitics Podcast. Prior to undertaking the master’s program, Mr Wordsworth completed a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of Sydney and spent nine years working across Australia, Europe, and Southern Africa working up to the level of Senior Project Manager providing experience in statistical analytics.