Renewal or Decline: Confronting Corruption and Incompetence in the Movement
By Fundile D. Gade:
ANC members commemorating the 114th ANC anniversary and listening to the January 8 Statement in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on 11 January. (Image: Fikile Mbalula/MyANC Facebook page)
For many years, corruption has rightly been identified as a major threat to our democratic project. But today, we must confront an equally dangerous force: incompetence.
These two — corruption and incompetence — are the terrible twins undermining the credibility of a democratically elected government. One steals public resources. The other squanders them. Together, they weaken institutions, erode public trust, and distance the movement from the people it was formed to serve. If we are serious about consolidating the people’s camp, we must fight both with equal determination...
