This watershed moment requires the leaders of all parties to show Mandela-like wisdom
The ANC’s plunge to below the 50% support level in this week’s elections is the most important political development in SA since 1994
07 November 2021 - 00:00
In SA’s recent political history there have been two watershed moments. One was the 1994 elections, when, for the first time, all South Africans, irrespective of race, voted together for a common government. The second occurred this week, when the post-apartheid mould of one-party dominance was, to all intents and purposes, broken...
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