President Jacob Zuma used his address at Monday’s memorial for SACP leader Chris Hani to divulge the nation that the remainder of his presidency will see government gunning tough for “radical socio-economic transformation”. Is such talk a populist attempt to deflect from current leadership scandals? Is it an attempt to co-opt the rhetoric of the EFF? Or is it the logical evolution of the ANC’s principled stance since democracy? REBECCA DAVIS takes a look.
Source: dailymaverick.co.za