POLITICS
STEVEN FRIEDMAN: Future of opposition parties hinges on what ANC does
If opposition parties do influence what happens in Parliament in February, this will be the last time they shape events for quite a while. One effect of the leadership change in the ANC is that the Teflon has worn off opposition parties. Their tactics and actions are no longer accepted without question in the mainstream. It has become far more common to ask whether continuing to focus on President Jacob Zuma when he is on his way out is a sensible tactic and whether the DA and EFF are playing their cards as well as they could. Not long ago, opposition parties were shielded from criticism because they were part of the fight against Zuma.
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