ANC

Closest rival Democratic Alliance trails at a distant 26%

Support for the ANC has fallen in every election since 2004

As the notion of race remains as discredited as is segregation

She represents a fighting spirit because even though she lived through the apartheid era, she never gave up

ANC has been dogged by infighting for much of this year as a series of corruption scandals have tarnished its image

The independence dispute has laid bare a rift between Catalonia's regional police and national security forces

The crime of sedition is punishable by up to 15 years in prison if committed by a member of the authorities

Despite the increasingly vocal calls for Zuma to step down, he retains a strong grip on the party's power structure