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Despite a commitment to a renewal drive and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s promise of “a new dawn”, no ANC leader would dare ruffle feathers in the runup to the party’s December national elective conference by reprimanding former leader Jacob Zuma for controversial public remarks he made three days ago, political analysts said yesterday.
Two days later, riots broke out in KwaZulu-Natal and quickly spread to Gauteng. Commenting on Zuma’s outburst and the ANC’s silence, independent political analyst Dr Ralph Mathekga said it was “concerning to see last year’s riot being reduced to a political football”. “The problem with ANC leaders is that they don’t want to let go of political power. If you don’t have proximity to power, you don’t have protection against prosecution.
“The ANC has always been found wanting on a political response to this, because this is a delicate situation, with the bureaucracy also divided. “The ANC does not want to give him any attention, because they want to prevent him making a political comeback.
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