The 100th anniversary of the founding of the ANC is a milestone to be contemplated and considered. That it took 82 years to bring about the official end of Apartheid, as South Africans had their first free election in 1994, says something about the difficulty of change and the tenacity of the freedom fighters. Two articles this last week, one in the
New York Times and another in the
Financial Times, highlight many of the issues and problems facing the organisation today. The biggest challenge they face today is themselves: cronyism, nepotism, greed, corruption, unfulfilled promises, and authentic leadership.
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| Helen Suzman |
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