South Africa's opposition Inkatha Freedom Party gathered a huge crowd of supporters for the spectacular launch of its general election campaign on Sunday, filling a stadium in the heartland of its Zulu base.
“South Africa stands on the brink of collapse, not because of any lack in our people but because South Africa has been subjected to poor governance, to weak leadership and corruption,” Hlabisa declared in a lengthy address. Several of South Africa’s opposition parties are trying to form an alliance to unseat the ANC if it falls below 50 percent nationally, and even a shrinking IFP could prove influential in post-election horsetrading.
While Hlabisa launched his campaign, President Cyril Ramaphosa — who also drew an impressive crowd to the Durban stadium earlier this month — was campaigning in and around Johannesburg in Gauteng, the only province with more votes and assembly members than KZN. Meanwhile, Zuma was also on the road campaigning among evangelical churchgoers in Cape Town. Zuma served as president from 2009 to 2018 but left under a cloud of corruption allegations.
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