South Africa is at a tipping point.
South Africa - ANC Leadership: Party or the People?
Ninety-five years after its founding and with more than a decade in government, the African National Congress is facing its sternest test: the democratic election of a new leadership. So far the signs are not good, old habits of power politics and ethnic posturing seemed to stand in the way. It is a divisive affair which has fallen short on new ideas and a sense of purpose for the nation.