Mondli Makhanya | Cyril Ramaphosa is nothing more than a government spokesperson | Citypress

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OPINION: The strength and directness of the language used by Cosatu in its condemnation of his wimpish reaction to corruption should have President Cyril Ramaphosa very, very worried, writes Mondli Makhanya

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The statement issued by the ANC-aligned trade union federation on Monday was not just aimed at the government he leads or the party of which he is president.

While acknowledging that “the hydra of corruption” predates Ramaphosa’s February 2018 rise to power following the ouster of his predecessor Jacob Zuma, Cosatu charged that “the dysfunction, and feebleness of his administration in the face of this crisis is alarming”. Just consider this disparaging assessment of the head of state and the political head of the ANC-led tripartite alliance: “This political weakness keeps producing economic weakness. The ANC under his leadership continues to be seen as a rent-seeking, unaccountable caste. The president needs to act decisively and prove that his administration is not a powerless scarecrow with rubber teeth.”

It reflects a federation that has learnt the hard way about tying its fortunes too closely to an individual. But instead of holding him to his word, they turned on each other. Zuma paralysed Cosatu and by the time he began his second term the ANC was a divided house.The supposed champision of the people left the country’s leading working class formation weaker and vulnerable. It has never fully recovered and likely never will.

What better than an issue that resonates with South Africans at this dark hour: the insatiable greed of politicians and officials who could not stop themselves from plundering from life-saving resources. Within the party his detractors are emboldened by his indecisiveness and fear of a fight, and are determined to make him a one-term president.

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