The war against corruption is far from over and the battles within the ANC will be bloody for many months. So says political commentator Eusebius McKaiser.
“Ramaphosa may be enormously popular within society at large, but the internal dynamics and battles within the ANC will be bloody and ongoing long after Ramaphosa is inaugurated as the next president of the country,” McKaiser, radio host told Al Jazeera. “The war against corruption won’t be won in the short term. The rot simply runs too deep.”
As South Africa prepares to head to the polls in a crucial general election on Wednesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa faces a stern challenge to restore waning faith in the ANC, after more than a decade of rampant corruption and misrule.
Ramaphosa, 66, came to power in February 2018 when Jacob Zuma resigned amid mounting scandals and civil society protests.
At his inauguration speech days later, Ramaphosa
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