Here is something I wrote during the April general election - with a few minor edits. It is becoming increasingly relevant, as "the left" is backed into a corner and the Malema style populists seem to hold sway.
Bread and Circuses
Opinion polls indicate that the ruling African National Congress will shrug off five years of bitter leadership struggles and a sea of bad news to emerge from the election with a close to two-thirds majority.
It is interesting to me - and might be to you - to look back at what I thought about Jacob Zuma's rise to power in 2009.
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November 9, 2012 at 3:16 pm
Athalie
Hello Nic. I’m enjoying reading your pages. I am, as you see, still alive and living in Johannesburg, where I work as a (mainly advertising) writer.
November 9, 2012 at 4:04 pm
jemmchesselet@memoscene.com
Interesting hind foresight
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