Mbeki guns for Ramaphosa

Does former President Thabo Mbeki’s criticism signal the beginning of the end of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s dominance over the ANC? Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh unpacks Mbeki’s remarks, assesses the promises of the “new dawn” and examines the ANC’s electoral decline. From weak economic growth and unemployment to resignation reports, calls for an early elective conference and tensions over coalitions with the DA, this analysis explores the pressures facing the party’s leadership—and how the Madlanga Commission and Phala Phala could deepen its internal reckoning.