He cautioned the ANC against hero worship, living in the past and continued ties to those who once fought for democracy but have now become anti-revolutionary.
JOHANNESBURG - Anti-apartheid activist Ronnie Kasrils said the African National Congress must accept that former President Jacob Zuma was a criminal and must cut sentimental ties to him.
The ANC has been confronting the reality that some of its own members are said to be behind the unrest that has led to widespread looting in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in the wake of Zuma’s arrest.Kasrils is a liberation hero by all accounts but said this was simply not enough to earn one respect: “I can’t say I’m Ronnie Kasrils, from 1960 I joined the MK and I did this and I did that.
Kasrils has described the current crisis as havoc, laying some blame on Zuma and his allies as well as the country’s continued socio-economic woes.
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