@up_theunpopularopinion: EP 10 "Polokwane Conference Of The ANC is where we killed and buried the ANC!" Dr Mathews Phosa Dr Mathews Phosa reflects on what he describes as the dark irony of Polokwane—a name associated with burial. In his telling, it was at the ANC’s historic conference there that the party was politically “killed and buried,” as a bitter leadership contest tore through its ranks. Supporters of former presidents Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma confronted one another through competing songs, slogans and displays of loyalty, turning the gathering into a fierce battle for the soul of the movement. Phosa argues that the divisions exposed at Polokwane did not end with the conference; they marked the beginning of factionalism that would continue to weaken and reshape the ANC for years to come. #PolokwaneConference #Polokwane #ThaboMbeki #JacobZuma #ANC #PhumzileMlambo #MathewsPhosa #MzilikaziwaAfrika #EFF #COPE #JuliusMalema

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