This week the EFF’s game of political optics entered its latest episode of mass mobilisation. A few weeks earlier the party had announced its call for a national shutdown, premised on two issues — one legitimate and the other fanciful.

The energy crisis, which has condemned the country to eternal rolling blackouts and continues to shed a significant slice of economic output, is an issue that resonates with all South Africans. ..

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