LETTER: State power is about finding a road for self enrichment
The ideology of self renewal and vision that used to mark the ANC of Nelson Mandela has been superseded by fictional battles for state resources
The absence of leadership and unity within the ANC as a governing party fails to meet a framework of values and goals promised upon attaining democracy in 1994.
The ANC weekend NEC meeting from March 26-29 focused, among others, on forging unity and cohesion within the party, but different factions in the organisation are threatening the disbandment of the party in this political warfare. This tit-for-tat battle of power within the party fails to realise and recognise the frustration that is brewing among SA citizens towards the governing party’s failures in dealing with the economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the failure of the vaccine rollout. High unemployment, gender-based violence, youth and education issues — the country is angry...
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