Episode 25: Gogo Aubrey Matshiqi - The ANC Mistook Voter Loyalty For A Permanent Mandate?

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Has the ANC mistaken the loyalty of its voters for an unconditional mandate?

In this excerpt from Unpopular Opinion, Gogo Aubrey Matshiqi argues that the party expected continued loyalty even as it stopped being loyal to the people it represents. He traces what he sees as a widening divide between the ANC’s interests and those of the public since 2009—and challenges the assumption that voters will always put the party first.

Reflecting on Jacob Zuma’s declaration that the ANC would govern until the Second Coming of Christ, Matshiqi places voter agency at the centre of the discussion: the power of people to make political choices independently of a party’s expectations. Looking ahead, he predicts that the ANC could be “lucky to get 30%” in 2029.

Is the party’s electoral decline a crisis of leadership—or a breakdown in its relationship with the people?

GUEST: GOGO AUBREY MATSHIQI
HOST: MZILIKAZI WA AFRIKA
CAMERA: TREVOR ZONDI
EDIT: RICHARD FAUCONIER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: MZILIKAZI WA AFRIKA AND MPHO LENGANE

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