EXPLAINER: South Africa gears up for close 29 May vote

President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses members of the African National Congress during an election campaign ahead of the 2024 general elections. Image: Rajesh JANTILAL / AFPPresident Cyril Ramaphosa addresses members of the African National Congress during an election campaign ahead of the 2024 general elections. Image: Rajesh JANTILAL / AFP

But unemployment is at 32 percent, crime rates remain staggeringly high and decaying infrastructure – from rail and roads to ports and power stations – bogs down Africa’s most industrialised economy.The gap between the haves and have-nots is the widest in the world, according to the World Bank. Forced out of office under a cloud of corruption, the magnetic Zuma still enjoys fervent popular support, particularly in the battleground of KwaZulu-Natal – his home province.

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