OPINIONISTA: The Economist’s unconscionable endorsement of the ANC By John Steenhuisen jsteenhuisen
Your endorsement of the ruling African National Congress ahead of democratic South Africa’s sixth general election is irresponsible and unconscionable. The ANC is a criminal syndicate that will destroy South Africa if it remains in power for another decade.
The ANC’s lists prove he has already lost that battle. They are jam-packed with crooks. The second-most trusted ANC politician after Ramaphosa is Pravin Gordhan who is only 73 on the national list. South Africa is on its knees after 25 years of one-party dominance by a patronage-driven party that works only to enrich a connected elite. Our democracy urgently needs a strong alternative. Even if the liberal Democratic Alliance cannot win in this election, South Africans need to see that another way is possible. A weak ANC mandate coupled with a strong showing for the DA can only strengthen Ramaphosa’s so-called reform agenda.
With a strong showing, the message from the electorate will be one of impunity, which will embolden the crooks in his party. Indeed, the only reason Ramaphosa won the ANC Presidency was because of the party’s poor showing in the 2016 election. Mabuza realised his best route to the top was to throw his bought-with-public-funds support in with Ramaphosa.
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