South Africa Socio-Political Update Session 2

Join our post-election analysis on socio-political issues

Anglo American Regional Office

With approximately 64 elections scheduled worldwide, including around 16 in Africa, 2024 stands out as a pivotal year for democracy. South Africa, commemorating 30 years of democratic rule, geared up for an election on May 29 that served as significant gauge of the nation’s democratic health.

Following the first Socio-Political Analysis Session hosted by the Africa and Australia Regional Office on 6 May, the Regional Office has partnered with, and solicited the support of, Mr Joel Netshitenzhe and Dr Yacoob Abba Omar from the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA), and Professor Richard Calland, to host the second socio-political analysis webinar session on 20 June from 14h00 – 16h00, post our national elections.

The session will explore the following:

• Election outcomes and emerging trends
• Changes,if any,to the political landscape
• Socio-political risks and impact to Anglo American Southern Africa host provinces (Gauteng, Limpopo, North West and Northern Cape)
• Scenario planning
• Possible risk mitigation/response plans
• Cabinet composition, including its drivers and/or interests, and influencers
• The role of Anglo American given the elections outcome

These sessions form part of the corporate office’s thought leadership initiative to ensure that:

• Anglo American leaders and relevant internal stakeholders across the globe are conversant with the emerging trends unfolding post-elections
• Pro-active engagement strategies informed by the outcomes from scenario planning are in place to equip leaders and relevant internal stakeholders with the necessary tools to plan, as well as engage effectively with the relevant political parties during the national election period.