Is the Rainbow Nation ready for a change in government?

These modest goals are not a deterrent to donors. Rise Mzansi (named after the Xhosa word for “south”, a colloquial term for South Africa), raised 16.7m rand ($900,000) in the fourth quarter of 2023, which was more than any other party, including the official opposition, the Democratic Alliance (DA). This makes it one of the leading examples of how politics is fragmenting in South Africa as the country prepares for the first election since the end of apartheid in which the ANC is expected to lose its parliamentary majority.