The ANC is the oldest liberation movement on the continent, and for some odd reason they have managed to hold on to political power, uninterrupted, for the past 25 years without any significant challenge from opposition parties. Interestingly, the historically white liberal political party, the DA, has shown consistent growth since the 1999 national and provincial elections.
The fact that after a full quarter of a century we still expect the majority black nation to be politically, culturally, traditionally and economically affirmed by the minority white nation, is an embarrassment, the betrayal of our liberation Struggle and those who paid the ultimate price with their lives.
It appears that the governing party was then so desperate to be in power that it made them forget about what the liberation Struggle goals were all about. The main weaknesses that will ultimately lead to the erosion of the governing party electoral support base in future elections, besides them being too comfortable and complacent, include the incumbency syndrome and the majoritarian arrogance they suffer from.
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