Former Limpopo Premier Stanley Mathabatha reflects on the ANC's successes and failures over the past three decades, highlighting both positive achievements and serious missteps.
ANC stalwart and former Limpopo premier, Stanley Mathabatha , acknowledges the significant progress made by the African National Congress ( ANC ) in improving the lives of South Africans over the past three decades. However, he also highlights serious mistakes committed along the way. Mathabatha, who is currently the Land Reform and Rural Development Deputy Minister and ANC Limpopo provincial chairperson, expressed these views during an interview with Newzroom Afrika.
He points to the construction of schools, roads, and hospitals as achievements of the ANC, particularly in previously marginalized communities. He criticizes the party's approach, stating that while good plans were in place, they were hampered by fundamental errors. He argues that the government's focus shifted from developmental to philanthropic, exemplified by the decision to build houses for people instead of providing them with resources to build their own. Mathabatha emphasizes that this approach contradicted the ANC's initial developmental plans. He further identifies the disbanding of the elite crime-busting unit, the Scorpions, as a major mistake, stating it destroyed vital state structures. This decision was made in 2009 following an ANC resolution at the 2007 Polokwane conference
ANC STANLEY MATHABATHA SOUTH AFRICA MISTAKES DEVELOPMENT PHILANTHROPY SCORPIONS STATE STRUCTURES
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