The ANC is losing the ability to even lead itself
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The ANC is facing one of its biggest political tests yet and the cracks are becoming impossible to ignore.
In this episode of This Is Politics, Justice Malala and Mondli Makhanya unpack the growing battle between the ANC and the South African Communist Party (SACP), as the two historic Alliance partners prepare to compete against each other in the upcoming local government elections.
Why is the ANC struggling to finalise candidates? Has the party lost the ability to lead itself? And could the SACP breakaway take enough votes from the ANC to make a real difference in tightly contested municipalities?
The gents also examine South Africa’s worsening crisis of confidence in the police. New victims-of-crime survey findings suggest many South Africans simply don't report crimes because they no longer believe the police will do anything about them. What does that tell us about the true scale of crime and the relationship between citizens and the state?
Finally, they discuss Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s prolonged absence from public view and ask a broader question: should South Africans be asking more openly about the health and capacity of the leaders responsible for running the country?
From the ANC-SACP split to political paralysis and the growing public distrust of the state, this is another big conversation about where South Africa is heading.
**This Is Politics** with Justice Malala and Mondli Makhanya.
#ThisIsPolitics #SouthAfrica #ANC #SACP #SouthAfricanPolitics #LocalElections #ANCvsSACP #Crime #SouthAfricaPolitics
In this episode of This Is Politics, Justice Malala and Mondli Makhanya unpack the growing battle between the ANC and the South African Communist Party (SACP), as the two historic Alliance partners prepare to compete against each other in the upcoming local government elections.
Why is the ANC struggling to finalise candidates? Has the party lost the ability to lead itself? And could the SACP breakaway take enough votes from the ANC to make a real difference in tightly contested municipalities?
The gents also examine South Africa’s worsening crisis of confidence in the police. New victims-of-crime survey findings suggest many South Africans simply don't report crimes because they no longer believe the police will do anything about them. What does that tell us about the true scale of crime and the relationship between citizens and the state?
Finally, they discuss Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s prolonged absence from public view and ask a broader question: should South Africans be asking more openly about the health and capacity of the leaders responsible for running the country?
From the ANC-SACP split to political paralysis and the growing public distrust of the state, this is another big conversation about where South Africa is heading.
**This Is Politics** with Justice Malala and Mondli Makhanya.
#ThisIsPolitics #SouthAfrica #ANC #SACP #SouthAfricanPolitics #LocalElections #ANCvsSACP #Crime #SouthAfricaPolitics
