STEVEN FRIEDMAN: SA’s skewed democracy throws citizens to the wolves

This country’s democracy works well when it needs to stop what the government does — but not when it needs to get it to do its duty.

It is fashionable to claim that the Zuma presidency showed that democracy here failed — it was, we were told, meant to prevent government leaders from using public office for private benefit and did not do its job.A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as exclusive Financial Times articles, ProfileData financial data, and digital access to the Sunday Times and Times Select.

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