South Africa's 'born free' generation, born since Mandela became president in 1994, have known little but poverty and marginalization since apartheid ended. Their disaffection is a brewing crisis for the ruling party.
ALEXANDRA, South Africa—A quarter-century after Nelson Mandela became this nation’s first black president, his African National Congress is struggling to overcome skepticism from an unlikely part of the electorate: young black voters born into a democratic South Africa.
Heading into national elections on Wednesday, support for the ANC and its president, Cyril Ramaphosa, is lowest among the so-called born-free generation, born since Mr. Mandela became president in 1994.
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