It’s time to bury the myth of the great power and influence that former president Jacob Zuma and his radical economic transformation (RET) faction wield.

For five years many of us, from President Cyril Ramaphosa down to ordinary South Africans, have believed this faction is so powerful within the ANC — and that it has such potential to stop crucial political and economic reforms — that we have found ourselves petrified by it...

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