The decision by the national executive committee of the ANC to request that all its members and officials facing criminal charges step aside has predictably unleashed a furore that has the potential to rip apart a party that is already facing an unprecedented crisis of legitimacy.

Former president Jacob Zuma, secretary-general Ace Magashule and many other officials of the ANC are facing corruption charges...

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