About this video
South Africa’s GNU promised renewal then the budget vote exposed who really holds the cards. We unpack the ANC DA power struggle, the flailing “national dialogue” burning hundreds of millions, commissions that dodge prosecutions, and why investors (and South Africans) have lost patience. Most of this can still be fixed if we professionalise the state and unblock growth basics now.
In this episode
1. The budget vote as leverage (and what it revealed)
2. Why the “national dialogue” became political theatre
3. Crime–politics nexus: inquiries vs. actual prosecutions
4. Tourism + arts as missed growth engines
5. Investment drought: ideology, red tape, zero follow-through
6. The NDP’s “capable state”: still the shortest path to progress
Question for you
What’s the ONE action the GNU must take in the next 90 days to restore trust fix policing leadership, publish a lean budget framework, scrap the dialogue spend, or something else? Tell us below.
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