I believe SA needs a social movement that cuts across political ideology, religion, culture, class and race. We do need to be united on issues such as ending corruption, reducing inequality and poverty, and creating a new socioeconomic compact with people who are not involved in politics. It is clear that the ANC has just become a third phase of rainbow-elite colonialism and no longer cares about the poor and marginalised. Mmusi Maimane does well leading privileged communities, but I don’t believe his party can unite all South Africans without first addressing the inbred classism his party represents. Julius Malema has also achieved much in SA, but it is doubtful that he will be able to resist whatever inducement he is eventually offered to deliver his voters to an "ANC alliance" after the 2019 elections. Neither the Congress of the People or any of the other smaller parties appears to offer any real solution. And, given the silent coup that has been largely carried out by the Zupta...
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