Political parties, haggling over a deal for peace and stability, fear that the victorious MK party will make for an uncomfortable bedfellow. This has led to lobbying to either keep it out of government or ensure it is in, reducing its power to disrupt.
The African National Congress chose to set itself on fire for a cause, argues Howard Feldman. He writes that if South Africans care about Gaza, they care more about the basic needs of security, employment, electricity, and water, which is where the party failed to deliver.
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