Opposition politics in SA is in a sorry state
The EFF’s national shutdown gamble, arguably a failure in terms of numbers and scale of actual disruption, nonetheless offered an interesting insight into the sorry state of opposition politics in SA today.
The omens are not promising in this regard. The EFF has found what it thought were popular causes, ending load-shedding and toppling Ramaphosa into the bargain, would lull people out of a long weekend to express their dissatisfaction. It didn’t, not because they “hate’’ Malema which they may do, and not because they don’t hate load-shedding.
Depending on the voter turnout, the EFF has even been seen coming in at 6% next year, way below the promise it was once said to have held. It may be that the party has reached its limit, but it too might be preparing to benefit from the coalitions game should the ANC fall below 50%. SA voters are conservative in that they don’t lightly switch allegiances, something the opposition parties have to bear in mind with their promises of short-term gains and populist gimmicks that will have little real lasting benefit for the average person.
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