WILLIAM GUMEDE: ‘Black victimhood’ is a ready option that covers multiple sins
09 July 2019 - 08:11
State capture, corruption and mismanagement have happened partly because of misplaced race, struggle and party solidarity.
The ANC is guided by democratic centralism, where every member has to obey central decisions and where leaders vet even the lowest-level appointments. These are among the reasons why corruption flourished in a system where everyone must support the party leadership, no matter whether it is wrong, incompetent or corrupt. “Deployment” to government or to the private sector is based on loyalty and struggle “credentials”, rather than ability and competence...
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