ANALYSIS: ANC walks the tightrope between disintegration and destruction of SA democracy

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ANALYSIS: ANC walks the tightrope between disintegration and destruction of SA democracy By Stephen Grootes StephenGrootes

There can be moments in the ANC when it looks as if the party is about to explode. This may well be such a point. Tensions have been building up for years, the groups have been circling each other and it appears they can no longer engage in constructive dialogue. It seems the party is about to fall apart – not merely to split, but to properly splinter.

The obvious symbol of all of these problems for the party is the relationship between its leader, Ramaphosa, and its secretary-general, Ace Magashule. In its post-liberation history, the ANC has always had people from the same faction working together in these two positions. When they no longer worked together in this way, trouble started .This gives the impression that the ANC is about to split apart. NEC members attack the president on Twitter and the president’s supporters counter-attack.

Hanekom had full access to air his acerbic views in the NEC of the ANC, he did so ad nauseum. He always spoke in an even, practiced voice, linking all the bad publicity that the ANC has had to the accusations against former President Zuma. The ANC is working to unite its members and in our midst is Derek Hanekom a wedge driver and on a mission to divide the ANC. Indeed this charlatton is making his mark through his ownership of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation. Hanekom does not have the capacity to form a new political party, but he has shown remarkable agility in his efforts to divide the ANC.

It is important to look at the interests of ANC leaders and Malema without seeing political parties. If we do this, it becomes apparent that their interests are very similar. There is very little to stop that from happening here. However, there are certain conditions that may not yet have been met.It is not clear that this has happened yet. While the “Magashule/Zuma” faction may indeed be worried, it is not clear whether enough members of the “Ramaphosa” faction are there yet. This could change should it become apparent that the funding of his campaign has other skeletons, or should other problems appear.

 

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StephenGrootes President CyrilRamaphosa should be reminded that he carries the mandate of the ANC MYANC who trusted him that he will supervise the implementation.

StephenGrootes The boil needs to be lanced. But by who? It cannot possibly heal itself - the tsotsis have no future outside the party.

StephenGrootes Perhaps it is time for democracy to end?

Only three comments. Black people are woke now. Yawn.

StephenGrootes To save SA the ANC needs to abandon the NDR, NDP, BEE and a centralised developmental state. Nationalisation and EWC gone! This would destroy the ANC. To hang on will destroy SA. CyrilRamaphosa tito_mboweni Derek_Hanekom Country or party first gentlemen?

eff destroying them

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