The ANC is without doubt one of the most revered and long-established political events, with nice victories and heroes in its previous – Mandela and the struggle towards apartheid amongst others.
However in recent times the whiff of corruption and the unlovely euphemism – state seize – has surrounded the celebration.
And President Zuma and his connections to the Gupta household have been hitting the celebration the place it hurts – within the polls, the place it has been shedding cities and provinces to opposition events.
So now that former mine union chief turned businessman Cyril Ramaphosa has gained the top of the celebration – with the idea that he’ll develop into president of the nation subsequent yr – why the nagging doubts that this is not going to change a lot in South Africa?
