ANALYSIS: Herman Mashaba could be the main beneficiary of South Africa’s shifting political landscape

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ANALYSIS Herman Mashaba could be the main beneficiary of South Africa’s shifting political landscape By Stephen Grootes StephenGrootes

that there is nothing wrong with ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule doing business with the state. The statement from its National Executive Committee this week that it is “embarrassed and outraged” over the scandal around Covid-19 procurement has led many people to simply refuse to believe them.

It appears that there is a space that could be contested and, in the process, take the votes from both the ANC and the DA.At the moment, he appears to be the one man who can possibly embark on that quest and expect real results. He is seen as “politically black enough”, someone who suffered during apartheid and clearly understands today’s lived experience of the people the ANC forgot.

And the last few weeks have seen Mashaba recruiting people to fill the important roles at his incoming party. As for the ANC, the sheer outrage of society at alleged corruption may be enough for him to score serious points here. He has spoken against corruption many times, and presents the face of someone against whom no serious corruption allegations have been made.

And yet, there are still significant limits to what Mashaba can achieve in the roughly 12 months before the 2021 local elections.

 

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