BRYAN ROSTRON | Cele and Sitole must go, but that’s not how it works in the ANC
In a government reliant on factionalism, mediocrity will always trump expertise and honesty
20 July 2021 - 19:11
Despite overblown rhetoric about coups and, from former president Jacob Zuma’s camp, veiled threats of civil war, the recent mayhem was the result of a decade of uncivil wars. The ANC is split by rival factions. It’s a fracture that runs through all state institutions. The same paralysing dysfunction still plays havoc within the police force, which helps explain the failure to predict or rapidly control rioting...
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