Dikeledi Molatoli | In the clutches of an abusive partner, the ANC
But the issue is, the attitude of “better the devil you know” has seen many people trapped in abusive relationships, as has the fear of the unknown. Many either end up losing their minds over time, getting depressed and never recovering, or ultimately losing their lives and being killed by their abusive spouses.
In Sisonke Msimang’s memoir, Always Another Country: A Memoir of Exile and Home, she answers all these questions that a typical ANC member and supporter would ask themselves. Msimang is the daughter of ANC stalwart Mavuso Msimang.She writes about her disappointments in the way the ANC has run the country, including the Marikana massacre, and how the ANC government dealt with the deaths of the miners: turning its back on the mourning widows of dead men from distant rural villages.
“It is tempting to see Julius Malema as the product of their fury. For years, the young man from Seshego has been in the public eye. A badly behaved misogynist, a tiny tyrant, his rise seems to represent everything that is rotten in the ANC: the flaunting of wealth from questionable sources, the culture of moral impunity and a growing intolerance for debate and dialogue.
“I admire Malema in spite of myself. While I am vocal at home about my disgust for the ANC, I have not yet nailed my colours to the mast. The ANC is not just a party, it is home. I have not attended an ANC meeting for years, and I stopped paying my monthly dues a long time ago, but still, I consider the ANC to be in my blood. My great-grand-uncles Richard and Selby were founding members. My father was in MK. I was born in exile. I am ANC through and through.
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