EDITORIAL: The great unravelling
A series of related political and economic events suggest the forces behind "state capture" are weakening
SA is in the midst of what might be described as a great unravelling. Taken together, a series of related political and economic events suggest the forces behind "state capture" are weakening and the ANC may be in the process of self-correcting. Is this true? And how far will it go? The series of events include the outcome of the ANC’s policy conference, which most political analysts suggest was at best an uncomfortable stalemate and at worst, an outright loss for President Jacob Zuma’s faction. The conference was ostensibly to decide policy issues, but it became apparent that policy subjects were a mechanism by means of which the battle of leadership succession was being fought. Nothing illustrates the setback for the "premier league" better than Zuma’s outlandish suggestion that anyone who lost the race for the presidency should automatically become the deputy president. The suggestion was couched in terms of party unity, but was transparently based on a fear that his chosen succe...
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