Eight iPhone snapshots from a long trip through South Africa. Photographer Sven Torfinn and I traveled from Mthatha to Cape Town - from Cape to Cape - to find out why so many disillusioned South Africans are turning their backs to the ANC.
Many believe that Nelson Mandela’s party isn’t keeping the promises they made over 30 years ago, when they came to power after apartheid was abolished and free elections were finally held. For many, the high hopes for a free and equal ‘rainbow nation’ have evaporated as unemployment, crime and corruption are soaring.
A constant water and electricity supply is only there for the rich. The voters have punished the ANC, that has been ruling South Africa since 1994; during last week’s elections, the party got just over 40 percent of the votes, meaning they will lose majority in parliament.
On assignment for de Volkskrant; read our story here.