ANC needs urgent reform to retain support
by amun ra ~ July 31st, 2009. Filed under: Black Consciousness.Spread The Message:
ANC needs urgent reform to retain support
- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ANC-gives-back-district-six-poster.jpgTaking to the streets is often the last resort, says William Gumede, and the community protests against poor service delivery sweeping across South Africa are evidence that ‘democratic institutions within the ANC’ and ‘broader society’ have failed the country’s poorest. ANC leaders whipped up expectations of immediate pro-poor reforms under a Zuma administration, which the current recession has put out of reach. If Zuma is to retain the support of the people, Gumede tells Pambazuka News, he must curb the lavish lifestyles of government officials, weed out corruption and provide emergency packages in the most depressed municipalities across the country. Most importantly though, says Gumede, the renewal of the ANC’s internal democratic processes must be made real now.
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