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Paul Mashatile has gone unusually quiet, and the timing raises questions about the ANC’s internal power struggle.
As the party faces declining electoral support and another major leadership battle approaches, is Mashatile positioning himself outside the fallout?
In this episode of What The Owl Is Going On In South Africa, Stefan examines Paul Mashatile’s absence, Cyril Ramaphosa’s political position, ANC factional competition, the party’s electoral performance, and the looming leadership contest.
The discussion also looks at why staying away from an election campaign might matter when accountability for the ANC’s performance comes into question.
Watch the full analysis and decide for yourself what Mashatile’s strategy means for the ANC’s future.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:28 South Africa’s political train smash
00:40 Mashatile goes silent
01:07 Mashatile’s surgery announcement
02:25 Ramaphosa falls ill
03:32 Why Mashatile matters
04:02 Mashatile disappears before elections
04:50 Mashatile avoids voters
04:59 ANC polling and electoral decline
06:14 ANC leadership elections
06:40 Balula hints at possible leadership change
07:10 The strategy behind Mashatile’s absence
07:45 Understanding ANC factional politics
08:25 Mashatile and the RET faction
09:00 The battle for ANC leadership
09:22 Who benefits from the ANC’s losses?
10:14 The theory behind Mashatile’s strategy
10:44 Will the strategy work?
11:03 Outro
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