Family secrets have not only been revealed - they have been broadcast to an audience whose appetite for such can never be satisfied.What was told in secret has become a daily diet of shocking revelations, and the people demand to know more.The ANC is faced with the task of convincing a sceptical public that it will deal with allegations that its members in the government, including its president, Jacob Zuma, are beholden to business, especially the Gupta family.How the party deals with the revelation by some of its senior members that they were promised ministerial positions if they agreed to work with the Gupta family will determine the character of the organisation.ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe, whose duty it is to find a solution to this mess, should look beyond the powerful names within the organisation.If we are to defeat the "Mafia state", the ANC needs to be open about its strategy for reform and honest about the depth of the rot.The allegations of state capture have serious implications for the kind of government we have, and reflect on the character of the president.This is not something that can be shelved or dealt with behind closed doors.For South Africans to have faith in their government, and for Zuma to be taken seriously, action must be taken against those who have sold out the country for personal gain.If it is not, the ANC will remain mired in controversy and the public will remain sceptical of anything and everything the ruling party says and does.Although Zuma is still powerful within the ANC, allegations of state capture by those he claims are his friends will surely dent his credibility and that of his party.With the race to find a successor to Zuma already under way, we expect more family secrets to be made public.It's going to get worse...