Anatomy of the ANC in power: insights from Port Elizabeth, 1990-2019

Key Points

• This work aims to analyze the transformation of the ANC into a governing body while examining its democratic shortcomings.
• Evidence-based narrative analysis of the ANC's history.
• Focus on developments in Port Elizabeth from 1990 to 2019.
• Assessment of internal factional dynamics within the ANC.
• The ANC evolved into a governing entity but struggled to maintain democratic cohesion.
• Emergence of competing factions primarily driven by patronage within the ANC.
• Port Elizabeth serves as a representative case for understanding larger trends within the ANC.