The day South African news #MEDIA ate crow
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South Africa’s official opposition the Democratic Alliance (DA) wasn’t the only one left exposed and scrambling to save face when Agang leader #Mamphela_Ramphele decided to withdraw from a proposed deal that would have seen her pack up her new, barely-opened-yet-already-flagging political enterprise to throw in her lot with and become the ‘presidential candidate’ of […]
Mamphela had a Party
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A star that shone too brightly has been snuffed out before its time. On Tuesday, not even a year since its launch, and months shy of contesting its first – and #South_Africa’s fourth – democratic election, #Agang has announced that it will merge with the #Democratic_Alliance (DA), and its leader, Dr. #Mamphela_Ramphele, […]
To Be Young, Angry and Black
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The face of Julius Malema’s Economic Freedom Fighters in #South_Africa is young-ish and black. Their “redistribute now” missive has earned both valid and lazy criticism. Their tone is perceived by many to be “dangerous” and “irrational”. For Ramphele, the red-beret clad young man from Rustenburg should have been less respectful towards her. For he is “young, angry and black”. The faceless trope deprives him of agency; he is driven by dangerous impulses and anger; he is one within an uncontrollable mass, predestined to produce instability. He is a threat. In a country that oscillates between the haze of Rainbow Nation-ism and the reality of economic exclusion – “young, angry and black” is a good (...)
The most superficial and platitudinous politician in #South_Africa
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If leaked reports to local media are to be believed, #Mmusi_Maimame is one of the two young turks vying for the future leadership spot of South Africa’s ‘official opposition party’–the Democratic Alliance. The spot will open once their current strongwomen Helen Zille finally relinquishes her position after next year’s national election. The other candidate is […]