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LISTEN | Political parties should ‘introspect or close shop’ — Prof William Gumede

17 December 2021 - 12:14
By Eusebius McKaiser
Disgruntled voters recently sent politicians a clear message.
Image: Jeff Rankin Disgruntled voters recently sent politicians a clear message.

Sunday Times columnist Prof William Gumede argues that political parties should either be willing to introspect after the recent local government elections or “close shop”.

He appeared on Eusebius on TimesLIVE, responding to a sustained critique of his recent work by veteran ANC leader and activist Mavuso Msimang.

Msimang had accused Gumede of “intellectual paucity” for speculating about the reasons many voters had chosen not to vote ANC this time.

Listen to what he had to say here: 

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