‘De-Zumafication’ and the possibly terminal crisis of the ANC

Silent protestors stand in front of President Jacob Zuma
during his speech at the official announcement of the results
 for the 2016 local government elections.
They held signs against gender-based violence.
Photo: Daily Maverick archives

It is very clear that the ANC and South Africa is in crisis, despite the hopes originally engendered by Cyril Ramaphosa’s displacing Jacob Zuma as leader of the ANC and the country.  There cannot be a ‘new dawn’ until there is a proper reckoning with the main features of the Zuma period, which entailed much more than state capture and corruption. 

Raymond Suttner is an emeritus professor at the University of South Africa. He served lengthy periods in prison and house arrest for underground and public anti-apartheid activities.

The current crisis of the ANC has taken a range of permutations. I have not wanted to write a series of narratives – of which we have plenty – on the latest developments, but probe what constitutes the character of an enduring crisis that will not go away.

By Raymond Suttner.

Full story at Daily Maverick.