RW Johnson on Russia’s ANC funding, its Middle East gambit and the Zuma impact [Video]

Political scientist, historian and former Oxford Don RW Johnson unpacks the likely impact of Jacob Zuma on the ANC’s 2024 Election prospects after the former president’s new party this week drew 20% of the vote in the first by-election it contested. This wide-ranging interview also provides context on the most likely source of the ANC’s miraculous financial turnaround from bankruptcy to rude health – and why money is so critical in South African elections. He spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg.

Video production by Asime Nyide

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Timestamps
00:00 – Intro and Jacob Zuma’s Entry into Politics
03:30 – Impact of Jacob Zuma’s Entry on the EFF
05:57 – ANC’s Financial Turnaround and Speculation on Funding
08:16 – Naledi Pandor’s Conversion to Islam and Muslim Influence in Foreign Affairs
10:11 – State of the Nation Address as a Campaign Speech
11:12 – Importance of Funding in South African Elections
12:32 – Voter Behavior and ANC’s Distribution of Goods
13:49 – Likelihood of ANC-EFF Coalition
15:00 – Possibility of ANC-DA Merger or Coalition
15:36 – Secularization of Politics and Changing Voter Behavior
18:29 – Hope for a Functional Democracy in South Africa
20:12 – Conclusions

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