A place where people were conscientised that is how prominent human rights lawyer and former political activist Barney Pityana described Gqeberha’s oldest township New Brighton as it celebrated its 120th anniversary.
Incumbent leader John Steenhuisen heads for landslide re-election at the congress this weekend – but is he the right person to lead the party into South Africa’s 2024 crucial polls with a population weary of load shedding, poor service delivery and the cost-of-living crisis?