ROGER SOUTHALL|
FORMER South African president Kgalema Motlanthe, one of the saner voices in the ruling African National Congress (ANC), has recently given voice to heresy. He has said that the time of the ANC in power is coming to an end. The party that has dominated South African politics since 1994, winning five successive general elections, is confronting a crisis of its own making. This results from poor governance and rampant corruption. A steady decline in support raises the real prospect of gaining less than 50% in the next general election in 2024.
As Motlanthe points out, South African politics is in a state of flux which must necessarily result in a realignment of political forces.
No ANC figure of his stature has hitherto admitted that the ANC as such might cease to exist. South Africa without the ANC is considered unimaginable.
Motlanthe served as president between the ejection of Thabo Mbeki in September 2008 and the elevation to
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