If I consider the results of wards won in by-elections since the 2021 Local Government elections, it seems to me that the ANC performance is declining, but not collapsing, and that of the DA stagnating, but declining in areas required to maintain the party's governance control over the Western Cape, and its competitiveness in the Northern Cape.

Was Ramaphosa a disappointment for me? Honestly, no; one cannot really be disappointed in another person where there were never any positive expectations. Look at Cyril Ramaphosa’s history, and you will find exactly what you got in South Africa since 2008. It’s not his fault; it’s the fault of those so desperately wanting to believe he will make their world a better place. Ramaphosa was always a revolutionary freedom fighter, a labour unionist, and an opportunistic ideologica

What exactly is the National Democratic Revolution (NDR)? This concept apparently stands central to the modern ANC’s policy agenda; yet, it is difficult to determine from literature how exactly to define it. It is almost strange how the concept is used in progressive circles in the country, without it being properly defined – as if there is an unquestioned understanding in the midst of the recipients of the message that makes further explanations unnecessary.