JONATHAN JANSEN | The ANC-DA union: it’s a lot to take in
Both parties are flawed, but together they could bring out the best in each other
19 June 2024 - 21:33
I still do not think the South African populace fully grasps the momentous occasion of the recent elections. The ruling party, having lost its majoritarian status (50% plus), decided that the best way to rule was to genuinely share power with other political parties. It could have chosen the path of racial politics so ingrained in our social DNA and gone with other black parties such as the EFF and MK on grounds of some epidermal solidarity...
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