An ANC grown sclerotic on the good life gets its comeuppance

Examples of ANC luminaries and their partners enjoying luxury living while their subjects suffer are legion and helped deal this week’s stunning setback

02 June 2024 - 00:00

A day or two before the nation took to the polls, a couple of videos were doing the rounds, purporting to show the romantic partners of a prominent ANC politician and a party benefactor on holiday in the Middle East...

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