Turbulence in South Africa's townships clouds ANC's re-election drive


  • World
  • Sunday, 04 May 2014

ENNERDALE South Africa (Reuters) - In many countries, protesters throwing rocks, torching government buildings and blocking roads with burning tyres on an almost daily basis would strike fear into the ruling party in the run-up to an election.

In South Africa, such is the dominance of the African National Congress that polls suggest it will maintain its near-two-thirds majority on May 7, even as the anger of young people demanding jobs and better services continues to swell.

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