LETTER: Who gets naming rights if the ANC splits?
Like COPE, a split would doom the splitter to political oblivion
31 March 2021 - 17:11
In all the recent commentary on the possibility of a coming split in the ANC there seems to have been little consideration of who would walk away with the name.
Clearly, the ANC tag resonates with a large community of voters who have no real ideological anchor. The brand is therefore a significant prize and, equally, an existential loss for the group that does not retain it. Witness the death of COPE...
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