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If the polls are correct, the ANC faces the possibility of losing its majority in South Africa’s national elections on the 29th of May this year. So, what went wrong for Nelson Mandela’s once proud political movement? Businessman and independent political analyst, Moeletsi Mbeki has identified five deadly sins that have contributed to the ANC’s downfall and the country’s current issues. In an interview with Biznews, Mbeki highlights the policies of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) and the ANC’s decision to cultivate a middle class through public service employment and affirmative action, rather than fostering entrepreneurship. He notes that these employees are among the highest-paid civil servants in the world. Mbeki also criticises the ANC’s decision to retain state-owned enterprises instead of privatising them, citing the success of privatised company SASOL. The fourth and fifth sins, according to Mbeki, are the government’s policy failures in Zimbabwe and Mozambique and the removal of military control over South Africa’s land borders, leaving the country vulnerable. He poses the question: Who can prevent Islamist rebels from entering South Africa and planting landmines? President Ramaphosa, Mbeki said, has repeatedly made it clear that he is sticking to these policies and the ANC is not planning to change course. As a result, public support for the ANC is waning due to these “five deadly sins.” Mbeki however, forecasts that whatever government is produced by the coming election, the ANC will remain central to it. This means he said, “We will continue with this stagnation we are sitting with. Whoever is in coalition with the ANC will have to live with that.” - Linda van Tilburg
Video production by Asime Nyide
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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
00:41 - Moeletsi Mbeki on what he means by ANC’s five deadly sins
01:37 - Sin#1: Not privatising SOE’s
09:29 - Sin#2: misuse of BEE
12:01 - Sin#3: Destruction of democracy and economy of Zimbabwe
13:49 - Sin#4: 55 000 civil servants earning over R1 mil
18:31 - Sin#5: Borders unguarded, open to terror attacks, pressure on local communities
23:38 - Prospects for ANC in the elections
27:00 - The reception to his five daily sins analogy
28:12 - The opposition parties prospects
29:32 - ANC no longer the dominant party
31:20 - ANC for the next five years
32:33 - The problem with the opposition parties
36:40 - Conclusions
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