OPINIONISTA: A government of national unity awaits us in 2024, and the next president is unlikely to be from the ANC

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OPINIONISTA: A government of national unity awaits us in 2024, and the next president is unlikely to be from the ANC
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The 2024 elections will most likely see yet another negotiated settlement, except it will be a settlement without the ANC. The DA, the EFF and ActionSA are poised to be the main players in the new round of negotiations.

moment awaits the future of South Africa.

Those who witnessed the fall of apartheid would attest that the two to four years leading up to 1994 was a witch’s brew of chaos, fear and despair. The oppressor – the National Party – deployed all sorts of tactics to create an environment of fear and chaos in an effort to secure its place in the negotiated settlement.

Thus, when the ANC took over in 1994, it inherited a state that was bankrupt, with a debt-to-GDP ratio of 49%. In fact, our debt-to-GDP ratio rose dramatically from 40% in 1992 to 43% in 1993 before it got to 49% in 1994. It is now clear for everyone to see that, if anything, the 2016 and 2021 local government elections have been a harbinger of what is to happen in 2024. The outcome of these elections has given a window to all South Africans finally to see that it is not just possible, but better, to live without an ANC government.

We have also witnessed the ANC devouring itself, comrades turning foe in the quest for tenders. Several ANC soulsin a quest to have their names on the list of the governing party.

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