South African Political Institutions and the ANC

Flashcards covering South African political institutions, the ANC's electoral history and corruption scandals, and the role of the Constitutional Court based on lecture notes.

Political institution

Any organisation formed for political purpose such as a party.

ANC

The branch in SA that has dominated since $1994$ and won all $7$ post-Apartheid elections between $1994$ and $2024$.

2022 Ichamsburg incident

An event where police killed people in Ichamsburg who were protesting the cost of electricity.

2022 fama accusation

An accusation of theft involving $3\text{ million}$ stashed in a farmhouse.

Supta family

Owners of the biggest business empire in SA who received state contracts from Zuma and gave top positions to members of Zuma's family.

czua presidency

A period noted for corruption where state contracts were given to the Supta family business empire.

Strict whip system

A party mechanism where a rebel may be placed lower on the Party's list for the next National Assembly (NA) election.

One-party state

A term describing the ANC governing $6$ of $9$ provincial legislatures with a majority since $1994$, though their vote fell from $57.5\%$ in $2019$ to $40.2\%$ in $2024$.

DA

The coalition partner that threatened to quit the government if a tax bill passed, forcing the ANC to do a U-turn on the plan.

Constitutional Court

A body made of $11$ judges independent from the government that can scrutinise bills and block them if deemed unconstitutional.

Constitutional Court Judicial Tenure

Judges on the court serve for $12\text{ys}$ or until they reach the age of $70$.

2016 court order

A ruling where the court ordered Zuma to pay $11\text{m}$ in state funds he used to refurnish hus private home.