OPINION: Why Cyril Ramaphosa must win
I hope that President Cyril Ramaphosa will prevail in the factional battle that is presently raging within the ANC, barely disguised on the eve of the elections. There is much at stake for both the ANC and the country in the outcome of this battle.
Against the unprecedented looting of the fiscus, through a profusion of underhand and criminal methods, which the Zondo Commission of Inquiry is unearthing, the outcome of this raging factional battle must be of the highest concern to every ANC member and in fact every voter. Right now, this is the most dangerous faction in not just ANC, but South African politics. The crisis in state-owned enterprises and various government departments and the theft of so much public resources between them, shamelessly committed mostly by “cadres” of the ANC, represents the worst moment in post-apartheid South Africa. The looters, predominantly “African”, have consciously used race for self-enrichment, including stealing resources meant for the poorest African people.
But in his efforts to rid the state of corruption, of the type we have seen coming from the Gupta and Watson families, he faces a severe contradiction, regarding the apparently corrupt dealings of his son, Andile, with Gavin Watson, chief executive officer of African Global Operations, formerly Bosasa. There are several conflicting statements both Ramaphosa and his son have made about the purpose of the R500 000 paid by the company.
However, many among the leftist critics of the ANC tend to only focus on a critique of neo-liberalism and do not sufficiently appreciate how devastating this looting faction in the ANC has been, especially since it seriously undermines the social transformation they seek.
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