Editorial | African National Chaos: No amount of talk about unity and organisational renewal can disguise the ANC’s problems. Perhaps, rather than pursuing this elusive unity, the party should concentrate on coming up with workable solutions for SA
South Africans, currently victims of power blackouts, crime and a high cost of living, want to see the party that was given a mandate to govern by the majority implement its noble-sounding policies and detailed plans. Enough of the navel-gazing and playground brawling.
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