After state capture: How do we cross the divide between state and people?
South Africans must channel their mistrust and anger into a campaign for the broader public to have a greater say in how the country is run
13 November 2022 - 00:00
I once believed South Africans would never allow the ANC or any political party to undermine our hard-won freedom, which we achieved in the face of dehumanisation and violence. But I did not understand how debilitating and disempowering it is to live with the consequences of a government that is indifferent to the suffering of its people...
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