Populism: How SA can resist the global tide

To understand why populism is soaring across the globe, we need to look at its roots. When the post-war economic boom stalled, blame fell on the eloquent and the politically correct; people took a punt on crass strongmen such as Trump. In SA, Malema articulates the mass disenchantment better than most. But South Africans, by and large, aren’t likely to actually vote for him. For Cyril Ramaphosa, our wariness of extremes is a tool he could use