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Can the ANC Press the Reset Button?

By Dean McCleland in Current Affairs 12 August 2016 0 Comment

With the Reverend Frank Chikane alluding to the reset button as being an urgent required by the ANC to rectify itself before the next General Election, is this a real possibility or will the real solutions remain elusive, cast aside in deflection and CYA activities ?

Main picture: President Jacob Zuma waves to ANC Supporters at a pre-election rally

LGE 2016: Will the Ideological Chasm Derail Stable Coalitions?

By Dean McCleland in Current Affairs 8 August 2016 0 Comment

The Local Government Elections 2016 – LGE2016 – have irreparably altered the South African political landscape. With three major metros requiring coalition governments, diametrically opposed opponents will be forced to compromise. This requires political maturity which heretofore the EFF has not yet displayed. Instead petulance and disparaging taunting comments, often with racist connotations, have been the order of the day.

What is the likely outcome?

Main picture: The inimitable Zapiro on the 2016 Local Government Elections in South Africa alluding to the fact that Zuma had commented that the ANC would remain in power until Jesus came again

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Can the ANC Press the Reset Button?

With the Reverend Frank Chikane alluding to the reset button as being an urgent required by the ANC to rectify itself before the next General Election, is this a real possibility or will the real solutions remain elusive, cast aside in deflection and CYA activities ?

LGE 2016: Will the Ideological Chasm Derail Stable Coalitions?