ANTHONY BUTLER: Deep in the ANC’s slo-mo matrix, Mantashe dodges bullets
He has so far managed to resist demands regarding scores of issues
02 June 2022 - 17:01
Philosophers sometimes enquire, typically after a drink, what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object. The answer, in SA, is that we are still waiting to see.
The irresistible force in this case is a looming and multifaceted crisis that imperils the cohesion of the social order. The immovable object is the ANC, a monolith that retains an astonishing capacity to obstruct change...
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