EDITORIAL: Voters, tired of rhetoric, want real change
The dominant parties have made mistakes and are no longer attractive to the people
29 October 2021 - 05:42
Ahead of the local government elections on Monday, almost all major political parties face at least one common problem: sceptical and disillusioned voters.
Take the ANC. A generation after the party was swept into power, many black South Africans would say its leaders haven’t lived up to their promise of a “better life for all” and in recent years have been more concerned with internal power struggles and competition for resources...
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