Lucas Ledwaba
The poor performance of former liberation movements PAC and Azapo in this week’s elections may be an indication that the SA voter is moving away from ‘Struggle politics’ and finally confronting the cut-throat reality of bread and butter politics.
Even though the ANC appeared in complete control in all provinces by Friday afternoon, with a national average of 57.27%, indications were that it had lost a notable amount of support in the provinces.
However, the PAC of Azania and Azapo appear to be the biggest casualties of this shift from voting on the basis of a party’s track record during the liberation struggle.
The PAC had 27,699 votes while Azapo stood at 10,686 by 3pm on Friday. This combined figure is much lower than the new kids on the block – African Transformation Movement (ATM) – which stood at 67,178.
It could be argued that while the ANC
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