WILLIAM GUMEDE | SA desperately needed new blood and the election has given it to us
Fresh faces on the political landscape are welcome and guaranteed to hold the incompetent to account
11 November 2021 - 20:35
Despite the disappointingly low voter turnout, the November 1 elections will not only become historic for bringing the frustratingly unresponsive ANC to below 50% of the vote, but for energising SA by bringing, for the first time in three decades, fresh faces, ideas and hope at local level...
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