Wayne Sussman
The Road to the South Africa Elections
Summary
The lecture discusses the upcoming 2024 elections in South Africa, providing historical context about the ANC, including its challenges and electoral performance. Wayne Sussman highlights patterns in ANC’s electoral decline and discusses the party’s strengths and vulnerabilities in key provinces like Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. The focus is on the ANC’s need to mobilize rural voters, as their support remains strong in these areas despite overall declines in urban regions.
Wayne Sussman
Wayne Sussman is the chief elections commentator for eNCA for the 2024 elections. He was the co-chief elections analyst at eNCA for the 2021 elections. He was also chief elections analyst for the Daily Maverick in 2021. Wayne reviews every single by-election for the Daily Maverick and 702. Wayne is the director of American Jewish Committee’s Africa Institute. He is chair of the Morris Isaacson Centre for Music in the Soweto township and is the president of Limmud South Africa as well as Habonim Dror South Africa.