LUCKY MATHEBULA | The GNU is more of a hegemonic risk than a tactical necessity

The rise of personalities as figures of political power is detrimental to the ideological growth of the ANC as the leader of the GNU

05 November 2024 - 22:36 By LUCKY MATHEBULA

As South Africans celebrate or reflect on the 100 days and counting of the GNU, it is essential to ask: what does the GNU mean for South African politics? Like any system, especially within the context of politics, the GNU is growing into a catastrophically fragile ensemble that can suddenly lurch into chaos as a result of an accumulation of factors...

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