Every Cyril, Nkosazana and Lindiwe who thinks he or she has a fair shake at becoming ANC president is getting on a jet plane to the Eastern Cape

The Eastern Cape, shame. It’s poor. It’s sad. Its ANC branches are divided. And the province’s people are depressed. They gave us Nelson Mandela, one of the greatest leaders in human history. We gave them Jacob Zuma and the Guptas. You would be depressed too if you got such a raw deal.Ramaphosa should visit Fushin Sushi and Eastern Cuisine on the now famous Stanley Street in Port Elizabeth. The street was just one of those slightly tired and dilapidated parts of the CBD, when a few entrepreneurs started opening restaurants and cleaning it up. All sorts of good-looking and prosperous people swan about, do deals and eat and drink. It’s the kind of positivity that would infuse this country if we kicked Zuma and his cronies out of Luthuli House and the Union Buildings.The staff is fast, attentive, helpful and just marvellous. My friend had a cubed BBQ fillet in soy and other sauces, and a salad. Delicious. I went for the edamame beans and prawn tempura to start with. The prawns were rat...

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