The cliché says that a day is a long time in politics – but for the ANC (and South Africa) the last 30-days since the August 3rd local government elections has been a lifetime.Over the period of just one month, South Africa’s dominant African National Congress is now facing unprecedented challenges – from not only a more critical electorate but more fundamentally – from turbulence inside itself.10 Key factors are now evident in ANC-related politics – and due to the historic conflation of party and state – are also evident across government departments and broader agencies of state. Whilst many were evident prior to August 3, the last month has aggravated and inflamed the issues with breakneck speed.1. The ANC have never suffered such a severe electoral setback as August 3 – and as a result, had no precedent in how to deal with the loss. This shock of electoral decline – after ingrained assumptions of timeless voter support – is enough to destabilize any party and especially a Liber...
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