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THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN: A tale of two visions — delusion vs delivery

Daily Maverick · 16 August 2026 at 13:04

THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN: A tale of two visions — delusion vs delivery

This lowly newspaperman is no sangoma or clairvoyant, but he can predict that the ANC manifesto will be a boring menu of same-old, same-old.

It will be an updated Windows programme, but without any exciting new innovations.

That is why the DA and other parties will steal a march on the ANC in November.

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