Nothing focuses the mind quite like being on the verge of losing your majority

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Pieter du Toit | Nothing focuses the mind quite like being on the verge of losing your majority

Former deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe has joined the likes of former president Thabo Mbeki and other former senior leaders of the ANC campaigning ahead of the elections. The ANC government in the last three weeks will be opening more bridges, resurfaced roads, and new infrastructure projects than in the last five years combined, writes the author.

Events have started to overtake the ANC in government. And amid some of the severe problems facing the country, we are seeing a measure of progress in key areas, writes South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

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