COMMENT: Nigeria managed to put together an opposition coalition that unseated the ruling party. Why can’t South Africa do the same? SAElections2019.
So it is no surprise that while its president, charming and thoughtful as he is, continues to record sky-high approval ratings, his party, the ANC finds its popularity declining.poll less than a year ago, 54% of South Africans say: “The future of the ANC is uncertain because of the leadership issues within the party”. This includes 52% of the ANC’s own voters. Just one in every five citizens sees the party’s future as bright.
Presently, the ANC has no competition. In the same Ipsos poll, despite the dislike of the ANC, there is no growth in affection for the two main opposition parties — certainly neither the Democratic Alliance nor the Economic Freedom Fighters will come close to unseating the ANC nationally in these polls.
To build a party that can actually do real battle with the ANC on a national front, politicians must realise that outrage is not enough, that fine speeches don’t deliver electoral change. The battle is in two fields: first, by building a real, enduring connection with citizens – not just by contrasting yourself with the other party or candidate, but by proving yourself with your own actions.
This will require a submerging of short term ideology in favour of long term national transformation.
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