From the FT: Ramaphosa kicks off campaign, faces uphill battle to revitalise ANC support

In a bid to revive support for the ruling African National Congress (ANC), President Cyril Ramaphosa embarked on a grassroots campaign in Meadowlands, Soweto. As South Africa faces economic challenges and rising disillusionment, the ANC's traditional stronghold is showing signs of discontent. With polls indicating a decline in ANC's popularity, Ramaphosa grapples with issues from power blackouts to high unemployment. As the nation approaches a critical election, the ANC must address the deep-rooted economic exclusion and despair that threaten its decades-long dominance.

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Cyril Ramaphosa kicks off campaign as South African voters lose faith in ANC

By Joseph Cotterill in Soweto

President leads efforts to drum up enthusiasm for the ruling party as it faces real prospect of losing its grip on power

Cyril Ramaphosa kicked off the long road to South Africa's most consequential election since the end of apartheid with a walkabout in the Soweto heartland of his African National Congress.

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