ANC Dominance Flashcards

1
Q

What has South Africa been labelled as since the ANC come into power

A

One party state

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2
Q

What is a reason that the anc is very dominant to their MPs

A

They inforce a very strict whip system

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3
Q

What are MPs elected what system are MPs elected using

A

Party list system

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4
Q

Why is it import for MPs to be loyal to the ANC

A

They can be put higher up the party list system giving them a better chance to be voted in for that area

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5
Q

When was the last time the ANC were defeated in the National Assembly

A

1994

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6
Q

The ANC have the majority how many provincial area

A

8 out of the 9 provinces

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7
Q

What does this show if the ANC have the majority of seats in provinces

A

There is very little opposition

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8
Q

How many seats does the ANC have in the Limpopo province

A

38 out of the 49 seats

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9
Q

How many parties wom seats in the 2019 National Assembly

A

14

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10
Q

How many seats did the ANC win and how was it notable

A

They won 60 and it was a record low since they’ve come into power

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11
Q

What did the DA successfully scrutinise the ANC against

A

On issues of crime and tackling hiv/aids

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12
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What did the EFF scrutinies the anc for

A

The ANC were going to use the EFFs idea for land reforms but decided not to in the end and the EFFs weren’t happy with it

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13
Q

Why will the EFF struggle to see any success in SA

A

They are still seen as a racist party rather than actually fighting for black rights

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14
Q

What is the song the EFF have changed to not sound racist and what did they change it to

A

They changed the anti apartheid song kill the boer. To kiss the boer

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15
Q

What do the EFF mean by kiss the boer

A

They don’t want to fight and they would rather use their words rather than fight

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16
Q

In the upcoming election at the end of may what is the prediction for the ANC

A

They will win the election but will lose their majority of seats making it harder to pass legislation

17
Q

What is one reason why someone could fight against the anc

A

It is very corrupted

18
Q

What happened in 2012

A

There were 34 miners killed while protesting in marakana

19
Q

What did the ANC do to cover up the incident

A

They charged the rest of their colleagues with murder trying to say that it was the other miners that killed them

20
Q

What did they do to the miners to find them guilty

A

They used an apartheid law to prosecute them

21
Q

What was the scandal in 2022 involving the current president

A

Ramaphosa had hidden £3 million of stolen moneyunder a couch in his farmhouse
This was called “farm gate”

22
Q

Who are the Gupta family

A

A family that own some of the biggest businesses in South Africa

23
Q

Why is the ANC working with the Gupta family seen as maybe being corruption

A

Because multiple of president zumas family members got jobs at Gupta companies after they teamed up

24
Q

What happened to zuma after he he was peacefully removed as president

A

He was put in jail due to SAs democratic system

25
Q

How many judges does the constitutional court have

A

10

26
Q

What is a good about the judges

A

They are independent an no biases

27
Q

What was zumas main scandal about his house

A

He used state money to refurbish his home

28
Q

And due to an independent judge what did zuma need to do

A

Zuma had to pay £15 million back to the state funds

29
Q

How are the judges appointed

A

By the president

30
Q

How any of the judges were appointed by ramaphosa

A

6 out of the 10 judges

31
Q

What are the concerns about ramaphosa appointing the judges

A

Some of the countries best judges don’t have th job they deserve