DA leader John Steenhuisen briefs the media on the sidelines of the first sitting of Parliament in Cape Town on Friday, after announcing his party would be going into a government of national unity. (Amanda Khoza/News24)
ANC moderates tempted to appease spoilers in their own ranks should take a moment to consider the party’s fate come 2029 if they dilute the GNU’s ambition, writes Ben Graham Jones.
At the outset of the post-election negotiations, a government of the broadest possible composition seemed to offer welcome salvation to an ANC leadership under fire for its electoral misfortunes.
However, we learned quickly that when the horse’s legs tire, its food has been stolen, and it faces an uncharted course, piling legions of additional jockeys atop the struggling animal is not an easy solution.
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