By 2007, when the SACP (and Cosatu) turned to Jacob Zuma to ‘save’ the Tripartite Alliance from Thabo Mbeki, and the party’s youth league called for the SACP to contest elections in its own right, ...
Violent protests reflect growing dissatisfaction. Declining trust in parliament and other governmental bodies – starting during former president Jacob Zuma's term (2009-2018) – is a major concern.