SA may lose democracy credentials due to its political tangles
Thabo Mbeki, former President of South Africa, was forced by African National Congress (ANC) to resign. He has been replaced by Kgalema Motlanthe. Jacob Zuma will replace Motlanthe after he wins the one-sided election, due in April 2009. The leftists within ANC, the Communist Party of South Africa and the federation of trade unions pulled Mbeki down, as they opposed his liberal economic policies. The criticism of the High Court was the proverbial last straw to work against Mbeki. Justice Chris Nicholson accused Mbeki of misusing judicial system to settle political scores with Zuma.
Mbeki was a dedicated ANC comrade who fought for the liberation of black people from the apartheid state. He transformed the image of ANC. He persuaded both international community & white South Africans to set aside their doubts of ANC ruling South Africa. But once he became the President, he centralised control and ran the country in almost Leninist fashion, his detractors allege. Like Nelson Mandela, he too didn’t take any major reformative measure to redistribute the wealth and replicated the neo-liberal economic policies. His strategy to tackle AIDS was a failure. Mbeki's adamancy not to allow the medical community to distribute anti-retroviral drugs to AIDS patients killed millions. The big question now is whether democracy will survive in South Africa. Prof. Hussein Solomon, University of Pretoria, says its uncertain. “The successors, though they say they will redistribute the wealth, will follow Mbeki's policies. If ANC continues to be all powerful without strong opposition party the country may become a banana republic,” he adds.
Thabo Mbeki, former President of South Africa, was forced by African National Congress (ANC) to resign. He has been replaced by Kgalema Motlanthe. Jacob Zuma will replace Motlanthe after he wins the one-sided election, due in April 2009. The leftists within ANC, the Communist Party of South Africa and the federation of trade unions pulled Mbeki down, as they opposed his liberal economic policies. The criticism of the High Court was the proverbial last straw to work against Mbeki. Justice Chris Nicholson accused Mbeki of misusing judicial system to settle political scores with Zuma.
Mbeki was a dedicated ANC comrade who fought for the liberation of black people from the apartheid state. He transformed the image of ANC. He persuaded both international community & white South Africans to set aside their doubts of ANC ruling South Africa. But once he became the President, he centralised control and ran the country in almost Leninist fashion, his detractors allege. Like Nelson Mandela, he too didn’t take any major reformative measure to redistribute the wealth and replicated the neo-liberal economic policies. His strategy to tackle AIDS was a failure. Mbeki's adamancy not to allow the medical community to distribute anti-retroviral drugs to AIDS patients killed millions. The big question now is whether democracy will survive in South Africa. Prof. Hussein Solomon, University of Pretoria, says its uncertain. “The successors, though they say they will redistribute the wealth, will follow Mbeki's policies. If ANC continues to be all powerful without strong opposition party the country may become a banana republic,” he adds.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
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and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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