Corrupt Party

By Prince Mashele

Prince Mashele is Executive Director of South African think tank The Centre for Politics and Research (CPR). Before this position, Mashele, a South African national, was Head of Crime, Justice and Politics Programme at the Institute for Security Studies. He also worked as a speechwriter in The Presidency, in the research unit of the Institute for Democracy in South Africa, and as a researcher at the Institute for Global Dialogue. Mashele holds a Master's Degree in Political Science from Rhodes University, South Africa.

South Africa’s ruling party since the end of apartheid in 1994, the African National Congress (ANC), has been dropping in popular support, exemplified by recent losses in local elections. With presidential elections coming up in 2019, The Cipher Brief’s Kaitlin Lavinder asked Prince Mashele, a South African national and Executive Director of South African think tank The Centre for Politics and Research (CPR), about the prospects for the party that has become almost synonymous with the country’s anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela.

The Cipher Brief: The ANC will choose a new party leader next year, ahead of the 2019 presidential elections. Can you talk about the different contenders for that position?

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