South African sympathisers of the Democratic Alliance opposition party gather in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, for their national manifesto launch in anticipation of the 2024 general elections. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Opposition Democratic Alliance party leader john Steenhuisen waves at supporters in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, for their national manifesto launch in anticipation of the 2024 general elections. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Supporters of Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema, welcome him upon his arrival at Moses Mabhida Stadium in KwaZulu Natal province, South Africa, Saturday Feb, 10, 2024. Economic Freedom Fighters party launched its election campaign manifesto in a province set to be the stage for hot political contestation in the South African elections later this year. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
FILE - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa celebrates after being re-elected African National Congress president at the ANC national conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, Dec. 19, 2022. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the highly anticipated national election will be held on May 29. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema gestures at the party's manifesto launch at Moses Mabhida Stadium in KwaZulu Natal province, South Africa, Saturday Feb. 10, 2024. Economic Freedom Fighters party launched its election campaign manifesto in a province set to be the stage for hot political contestation in the South African elections later this year. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
People wait for public transport underneath an election manifesto campaign poster with a portrait of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Umlazi township in KwaZulu Natal province, South Africa, Friday, Feb. 9. 2024. Economic Freedom Fighters party will launch its election campaign manifesto on Saturday Feb. 10. The province is set to be the stage for political contestation for the hotly contested South African elections later this year. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
FILE - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses members of the defence force during the Armed Forces Day in Richards Bay, South Africa, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the highly anticipated national election will be held on May 29. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)
FILE - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures while standing next to Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, left, as a statue of former South African President Nelson Mandela is seen in the background, ahead of the state of the nation address at the City Hall in Cape Town Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the highly anticipated national election will be held on May 29. (Rodger Bosch/pool photo via AP, File)