IMRAAN BUCCUS | The SA white liberal establishment and the crisis we face
During the Zuma years there was some sense that the liberal establishment was acting, even if via its usual elitism, in the national interest, but not any more
17 October 2024 - 21:18
At the height of the state capture crisis, when it seemed that democracy may not survive Jacob Zuma’s kleptocracy, there was clear alignment between parts of the white liberal establishment and the national interest. The kleptocracy, and the move to authoritarianism to protect it, was a serious threat to society and we all had an interest in opposing it...
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