LONGSTANDING African National Congress (ANC) cadre Dali Mpofu announced this weekend he was leaving the party to join Julius Malema’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). In justifying his decision, he said that "internal paralysis is such that it’s a question of time before (the ANC) renders itself irrelevant to the broader revolution", and that South Africa now needed "radical policies".In response, ANC spokesman Keith Khoza said the move confirmed suspicions Mpofu was "acting against the ANC in ways that projected the ANC negatively". Former Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni was more heartfelt on Twitter, first expressing denial ("Not possible. We are ANC blue blood… we are ANC for life") then, on confirmation, regret ("Adv Mpofu has been a friend and comrade for many years. I was his best man at his wedding ... It’s sad").The truth is, however, that Mpofu has never done much for the ANC’s reputation. Behind the scenes he might have been stalwart but, when the public spotlight was o...
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