Cosatu has noted with concern calls coming from some within the ANC for a witch-hunt to be waged against those MPs who defied the party line and voted with opposition parties during the no-confidence vote on President Jacob Zuma. We denounce this myopic view as a futile endeavour that will only weaken the ANC further. Looking for people who dissented during a secret ballot is like looking for a black cat in a dark room. It will only lead to McCarthyism, where scores are settled based on innuendo, lies and baseless information. This points to a frightening emergence of a populist demagoguery in the ranks of our movement. The ANC has a mammoth task of uniting itself, the alliance and the broader range of popular formations. Purging dissenters from within its ranks will see the ANC falling into the trap of divide and rule that served the apartheid regime so well for so long. Our revolution is now faced with the growing threats that undermine our ability not only to unite but also mobil...
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