JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africans voting for a new national parliament on May 8 will have 48 parties to choose from -- more than at any election since the end of white minority rule in 1994.

Despair is not an option, former president Kgalema Motlanthe told attendees at the end of his foundation’s weekend Inclusive Growth Forum, held at the foot of the scenic Drakensberg range, more than ...