South African political discourse is often obfuscated by language calculated to invoke emotion and sentiment. So it is with ‘national democratic society’, which is an offshoot of the ANC’s National Democratic Revolution.
South African political discourse is often obfuscated by language calculated to invoke emotion and sentiment. So it is with “national democratic society”. How could anyone oppose this, democracy being one of those ideals which almost all in the county claim to believe in?
The African National Congress (ANC) is facing its sternest challenge since the end of apartheid. For the first time in democratic South Africa, the party’s support could fall below 50%, and it could find itself out of government in places like KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. Even in provinces which have traditionally been ANC strongholds, like the Free State, the party is under unprecedented pressure.
As if to give emphasis to the ANC’s pivot away from democracy and human rights, the presidency gave notice on February 14 that Cyril Ramaphosa is to host Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, on a state visit later this month.