South Africa holds it seventh general elections on May 29, 2024. Since the country's first democratic elections in 1994, which saw Nelson Mandela elected president, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) has consistently won the majority in parliament thus getting to form a government. But 30 years on, the party has been criticized for failing to deliver on its promises to improve the lives of South Africans, especially its Black population. Amidst the rising levels of unemployment, power crisis, and perceptions of corruption, can the ANC still win power? Journalist Kenneth Mokgatlhe joins us with some thoughts. And, a 17-year-old teenager graduated from the Arizona State University this month with a PhD, making her the youngest to ever graduate from her program.

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