ANC's Damascus moment

As Cyril Ramaphosa's term edges towards a political cul-de-sac, the ANC faces a choice: either preserve the status quo or usher in new leadership.

- Eric Mthobeli Naki

International relations captivate the imagination, prompting fresh debates and shifting alliances, unlike local politics often mired in stagnation and recycled faces rehearsing the same tired issues.

For instance, how do you explain the former national director of public prosecutions, advocate Menzi Simelane, being among candidates shortlisted for the same job after he was disgracefully shown the door for incompetency, lacking integrity and being dishonest, among others, by the Ginwala inquiry.

Also, how could former president and founder of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, Jacob Zuma, still be on trial for more than 20 years, with little hope that this will be concluded.

The matter comes on and off the court rolls and then it's one postponement after another while he continues with his Mshini wami song and dance, 20-plus years on.