South Africa Elections 2024 | The votes are in, but what comes next?
South Africa’s general election has produced a stunning outcome with the long-ruling African National Congress (ANC) surrendering its majority, and then some, and former President Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party earning a staggering 2.3 million votes to become the country’s third largest. Attention now turns to coalition permutations as the ANC and would-be partners face tricky talks and difficult decisions.
Louw Nel
Senior Political Analyst, OE Africa
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Louw Nel
Senior Political Analyst, OE Africa
Cape Town, South Africa
Louw is the senior political analyst at Oxford Economics Africa. He joined the company in 2020 after five years with South Africa’s official opposition party, serving as its operations director at Parliament. He has an obsessive relationship with African politics and covers South Africa and several other countries.
Jee-A van der Linde
Senior Economist, OE Africa
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Jee-A van der Linde
Senior Economist, OE Africa
Paarl, South Africa
Jee-A is a senior economist at Oxford Economics Africa. He began his career at COFCO International and also worked at Allan Gray. He is responsible for the macroeconomic analysis of South Africa while his insights extend to the broader Southern Africa region. Jee-A holds a master’s degree in risk management.
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