EDITORIAL: Infantile outburst from the ANC
It is reckless for Gwede Mantashe to blame tribalism for choice of KwaZulu-Natal voters
06 June 2024 - 17:27
It is understandable that the ANC is angered that its former leader, Jacob Zuma, cost it votes in last week’s election. But blaming the 45% of votes won by uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in KwaZulu-Natal on tribalism is childish, reckless and unhelpful.
When asked by journalists if the ANC had underestimated MK in KwaZulu-Natal, Gwede Mantashe, the ANC national chair, attributed the MK party’s success to Zulu tribalism...
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