It was clear at the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees that there is a phenomenon of people who grew up white and privileged and in the case of this festival, Afrikaans fighting against the way they were raised and the values they were taught.
The 2021 municipal election revealed that the ANC's political base is now in rural Eastern Cape and Limpopo, followed by Mpumalanga and North West. The party only saw 26% of its support coming from metros, writes Philip Harrison.