Cyril Ramaphosa masks deep ANC rot in performative candour
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s candid remarks about voter anger and failing municipalities will mean little without stronger action against the ANC’s deepening local-government crisis.
President Cyril Ramaphosa convened an ANC Black Wednesday Commemoration in Johannesburg, providing an opportunity to observe the rot within the party. The event, which commemorated a historic assault on media freedom during apartheid, saw Ramaphosa addressing issues such as gender-based violence, failing infrastructure, and economic crises faced by South Africans.
Despite acknowledging voter frustration, Ramaphosa failed to mention the party's own rot, instead focusing on media freedom and criticizing those who fail to act on legitimate criticism.
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