TOM EATON: To not resign or to not resign, there’s the rub for the ANC
Stain of hypocrisy is made worse by the party closing ranks around Ramaphosa
06 December 2022 - 05:00
On Thursday, as a crack team of motivational speakers and life coaches distracted Cyril Ramaphosa long enough for his bodyguards to tackle him and wrestle his resignation letter from his grip, a curiously timed bit of news was getting ready to drop.
According to something called the Social Research Foundation, a survey of 3,200 registered voters had suggested that if Ramaphosa stepped down the ANC would crash and burn in the next general election, with only 35% of current voters saying they would stick with a Cyril-less party...
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