A detox opportunity the ANC urgently needs to take

Zuma’s defection is a watershed for the party as it seeks to renew itself with a cleaner image — but the process could be long and painful

14 January 2024 - 00:03

In the immediate aftermath of the 2007 Polokwane conference, when some of the leading minds of the triumphant “tsunami” movement were still trying to make sense of their victory, it became fashionable to quote a Chinese saying to explain what was happening. ..

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