African News Explained

Violence marred South Africa's election campaign on Wednesday. Johannesburg police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades to separate supporters of the ANC, South Africa's ruling party, and supporters of the Democratic Alliance, the main opposition party. ANC militants threw molotov cocktails and bricks at members of the Democratic Alliance who were holding a march near ANC headquarters. RFI talked to political analyst Ebrahim Fakir in Johannesburg. You can follow Michel Arseneault on Twitter: @miko75011