Voices| Inglorious candidates, inglorious party: The problem with the ANC list
Even more puzzling about the ANC’s list of the “inglorious ones” is that it is an outcome of a lengthy, deliberate and meticulous process. Party members, supposedly mindful of their leaders’ call to spearhead a rebirth of the party and state institutions, carefully chose these candidates to be the bearers of their mandate in Parliament. The list was then sent to the national office to verify if these candidates truly epitomise the party’s vision of renewal.
Inaugurated on the promise of providing subsistence, the Zuma presidency went on to dispense without any considerations for moral character. This was also Zuma’s way of shoring up his presidency. He knew that most considered him a misfit for the highest office and this was something that always grated him. But Zuma realised that they would never oust him as long as they were content. And so he allowed them to gorge on state resources in return for loyalty.
And, I don’t mean tackling the highly publicised cases of corruption that involve the Gupta family. I’m referring to a wholesale uprooting of systemic corruptionthat is ingrained within the party and state.
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