One step closer

Jacob Zuma drove another nail into the coffin of multi-party democracy. He visited the U.S. full of confidence concerning his future and the future of his party.

We, however, maintain that the ANC will govern South Africa for many decades to come. That is because no other organisation has put forward policies that convincingly counter those of our movement. Most opposition parties spend their time criticising the ANC instead of putting forward convincing policy alternatives. The dissident group has fallen into the same trap, exploiting anger at losing leadership positions.

Fortunately, he boasted about the qualities of democracy in South Africa before trampling its very principles. I want to believe he can be a good leader and that democracy really is strong in South Africa, but will people really react in time if the leadership goes astray?
Good thing he believes in the resilience of the people of South Africa, they will likely need it. I hope that like parliamentary member Tony Leon commented, the schism within the ANC will be good for democracy.