By Simon Nare and Johnathan Paoli
The writing is on the wall for the governing ANC party in Gauteng as the nation gears up for the polls, with some surveys confirming the obvious – the once mighty liberation movement is headed for a disastrous performance and could potentially completely lose power.
Despite the feigned confidence of ANC leaders and fighting talk during many of the different election campaigns in the province, behind closed doors some are saying the moment of truth has arrived.
Looking at the numbers, in the previous elections the party of Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo just managed to hang on by the skin of their teeth and won a majority by 50.19%.
The die-hards or those who have tasted the gravy train are in denial, but others know that the party just has not done enough to win back the hearts of the masses.
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