Active citizenship is needed to quash state capture
The process didn't end with Zuma, it needs continuous scrutiny
12 January 2025 - 00:00
The tragedy of state capture is not just a political crisis — it is profoundly personal. My own experiences, from my expulsion from the South African Communist Party (SACP) for opposing its endorsement of Jacob Zuma, to being ridiculed by cabinet ministers at the 1995 SACP Special Congress given our Johannesburg Central Branch’s opposition to the arms deal, exemplify how dissent is often crushed within political institutions. ..
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