The African National Congress may face its first serious black-led opposition since it began to run South Africa after apartheid ended in 1994. Some 6,000-plus disillusioned anc supporters from all walks of life, gathering in Johannesburg on November 1st, decided that a new party would be formally inaugurated next month. Other opposition leaders, such as Helen Zille of the mainly white-led liberal opposition, the Democratic Alliance, attended the jamboree, excited by cracks in the anc's domination, and talked of joining forces. But with no name, no clear policy and no party structure, the new outfit is far from certain to dent the anc at the general election due in April. Last time, in 2004, the ruling party got 70% of the vote to the Alliance's paltry 12%.
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