DECEMBER ELECTIVE CONFERENCE
ANC succession not good versus bad, say analysts
ANC succession was complex and should not be reduced to a fight between good and evil, while the outcome of the party’s December conference would not be an immediate cure to the struggling economy, analysts said on Wednesday. The ANC’s national elective conference is taking place in exactly a month, with Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and MP Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma the frontrunners. Political analyst prof Steven Friedman sounded the warning against mischaracterising the factions supporting either candidate as the "good guys vs the bad guys". Instead, a more lucid reading of the factional fault lines was that the party was divided along the haves and the have-nots, mirroring the state of the South African economy. Friedman was speaking at the Growth Summit. "What has happened over the last 23 years includes a concentration of the economy, with huge barriers to entry, and that has largely remained in place with the exception that we have allowed a small group of a few black people to...
Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.
Subscribe now to unlock this article.
Support BusinessLIVE’s award-winning journalism for R129 per month (digital access only).
There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an ad-free experience for readers.
Cancel anytime.
Questions? Email helpdesk@businesslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00. Got a subscription voucher? Redeem it now.