Financial Times' disenchanted comment South Africa's political situation 20 years after the release of Nelson Mandela and the end of apartheid system.
[...] even fervent loyalists are finding it hard to deny the depth of party divisions, with squabbling between the leadership and the radical Youth League, along with its allies in the Communist party and the trade union movement, becoming an almost daily occurrence. [...]
To complicate matters, Jacob Zuma, the president and the man whose charisma and popularity had brought the various factions together to remove Thabo Mbeki from office 18 months ago, is bedevilled by sexual scandal. [...]
The ANC’s leftwing allies in the Communist party and the Congress of South African Trade Unions want a looser fiscal and monetary stance to create jobs. They criticise the way in which black economic empowerment policies have enriched a small group of businessmen who have political connections.
Friday, 12 February 2010
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