Opinion
Leadership vacuum calls for a return to UDF-style activist trenches
Ramaphosa's failure to lead as SA faces a growing crisis means it is time for ordinary people to step up again and prevent a descent into disaster
22 September 2019 - 00:00
When Chris Hani was assassinated in 1993, Nelson Mandela addressed the nation on television. Mandela was not yet president, but he was undeniably presidential. In a crisis, Mandela was able to give real and effective leadership...
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