ANALYSIS: From the ANC down, our entire political system is in an existential mess

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ANALYSIS: From the ANC down, our entire political system is in an existential mess
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Ahead of the President’s State of the Nation Address, there can be no doubt that South Africa’s myriad crises — from electricity to water to corruption — are intersecting in ways that make many of our people’s lives nasty, brutal and short.

is evidence of this. Leaders may believe that if it helped them sail through the pandemic, it may get them through the self-created disaster that is rolling blackouts – despite the fact it will do very little to add more megawatts to the grid.

The EFF literally wants to overthrow the ANC, and the PA is made up of criminals who publicly say they will deal with whomever will help them benefit materially.When the DA lost some support in the 2019 elections, instead of trying to continue the process of broadening its support, it went back to what it knows – its “liberal” white support base. This has resulted in major consequences for the party.with each other to prevent changes to the system they know.

There are limits to this, however: they cannot keep out people who are already in the system. This is where we are now seeing new formations vying for power, including Action SA and the Patriotic Alliance.

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