Anti-Apartheid Leader Mamphela Ramphele Announces New Party to Challenge South Africa’s ANC

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Ramphele speaks during a news conference on the launch of her new political party Agang in Johannesburg (Reuters)

Ramphele speaks during a news conference on the launch of her new political party Agang in Johannesburg (Reuters)

One of the leading activists from South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement has launched a new party.

Mamphela Ramphele says her new party will challenge the ruling African National Congress in next year’s elections.

Anchor Katy Clark gets the details from The World’s Anders Kelto in Cape Town.

Discussion

2 comments for “Anti-Apartheid Leader Mamphela Ramphele Announces New Party to Challenge South Africa’s ANC”

  • John Hudelson

    Please, whose guitar on the introduction to this piece?

  • yrag01

    Good luck to Mamphela Ramphele! South Africa needs someone to break the ANC’s grip on power and the blatant corruption that goes with it. It is however disheartening to hear (at least as reported here) how prejudiced the larger population is to intellectuals (even those who rose out of poverty), that’s hardly a good sign. It is also to a lesser degree, an issue that we sadly face here in the US among segments of our population as well.