Identity politics in black and white at bank and ballot
We must not be in denial about where we are as a country in relation to identity politics
09 June 2024 - 00:00
I should be writing this weekend to say I told you that people in our country still vote according to their identities. I should be saying look at Gayton McKenzie’s PA, look at the DA’s overall failure to increase the number of votes received under Mmusi Maimane in the last election...
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