'No Alternative': Ramaphosa's SAfrica Future Hangs In The Balance

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's African National Congress party won the most votes at this week's general election, but if he is to be re-elected by parliament he will need to win over MPs from other parties (Credit: AFP)

It was predicted to go badly but turned out to be worse: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa led the ANC to its worst election result since the end of apartheid, one which threatens his survival.

Returns from more than 99 percent of the polling stations used in Wednesday's election showed ANC had barely scraped past 40 percent of the vote, a spectacular drop from the 57.5 it won in 2019.