AFRICA
ANC power struggle dispels myth of exceptionalism, and offers an opportunity
SA is in the grip of political uncertainty. That President Jacob Zuma will go before the official end of his tenure after national elections in 2019 is inevitable. But when, how and at what cost to the ANC and the country? The crisis is being framed as one of internal party politics or the immorality of Zuma and his supporters. But the impact is much bigger and wider, affecting SA’s standing in Africa and in the world. In 1994 the world, and particularly African countries, looked to SA to provide ethical leadership after the end of apartheid. This was boldly depicted in the African Renaissance, the cultural, scientific and economic renewal of the continent championed by former president Thabo Mbeki. For a short time SA occupied the moral high ground and was able to influence the agenda of intergovernmental organisations like the UN, the AU and the Southern African Development Community. South Africans were called on to play a key role in a number of areas. There are two that stand o...
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