ANELE NZIMANDE: We want to be hopeful, but ...
Since 1994, ANC leaders have done little to reduce poverty and inequality. There’s little reason to believe our new president will work miracles
The Jacob Zuma presidency is behind us. It’s now time for South Africans to reflect on what lies ahead for all of us. Zuma’s refusal to step down as president proved to be a spectacular show of form that almost tore the ANC apart. It demonstrated that “unity” in the ANC is absent. The party, through the person of secretary-general Ace Magashule, was unable to provide reasons why it was recalling Zuma. This is an important issue, given the fact that before his resignation Zuma survived several motions of no confidence in parliament with the aid of the ANC. The party used its majority in parliament time and again to make sure the motions did not pass. Former secretary-general Gwede Mantashe famously said the ANC had to take “collective responsibility” for Nkandla. The failure to provide Zuma with clear reasons for his recall creates the impression that this entire spectacle is simply intraparty jockeying between two factions. But there is something flawed about the debate around Presi...
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