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South Africa is stagnating, the ANC has lost its dominance, and Moeletsi Mbeki says the DA is helping keep the old political order alive.
In this hard-hitting discussion with Rob Hersov, Mbeki examines why South Africa has struggled to grow, how state mismanagement has damaged electricity, rail and ports, and why political leadership may be the country’s biggest problem.
The conversation goes beyond the usual ANC corruption debate. Mbeki explains how public-sector spending is crowding out investment, why South Africa is losing industrial capacity, why mining remains critical to the economy, and why the DA faces growing pressure over its role in the Government of National Unity.
They also examine South Africa’s leadership crisis, Black Economic Empowerment, the future of the GNU, ANC ideology, Cyril Ramaphosa, and whether meaningful economic reform is possible before 2029.
Chapters:
00:00 The DA Is Keeping the ANC in Power
01:03 South Africa’s Decade of Stagnation
01:29 The COVID Response and Government Overreach
02:26 Eskom, Railways and Ports in Crisis
06:00 South Africa’s Economic Strengths
08:00 Private Enterprise and Civil Society
10:00 Policy, Corruption or Incompetence?
12:00 How Political Power Changed
16:00 Public Sector Pay and Investment
20:00 Can South Africa Change Before 2029?
22:00 The Threat to South Africa’s Industrial Base
24:00 Why the DA Must Confront the ANC
26:00 What Is the DA Achieving in the GNU?
28:00 What Happens If the GNU Collapses?
30:00 The Next Election and Political Realignment
32:00 Is the DA Providing Leadership?
34:00 Democracy, Traditional Leaders and Power
36:00 South Africa’s Leadership Crisis
38:00 Why South Africa Is Losing Industrial Capacity
40:00 The Challenge Facing Cyril Ramaphosa
42:00 ArcelorMittal and the Cost of Bad Policy
44:00 South Africa Knows the Solutions
46:00 Is the ANC Trapped by Its Ideology?
48:00 Can a Reformist Leader Change the ANC?
50:00 Welfare, Growth and the Economic Trap
52:00 Housing, Townships and Urbanisation
54:00 Can South Africa Finally Take Off?
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