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ANC must institutionalise ethical leadership among all ranks

SINCE the ANC came to power in South Africa in 1994, it has been dogged by corruption and abuse of power.

These “sins of incumbency” – the seduction of politicians and public officials by power and their abuse of it for their own ends – became endemic during former president Jacob Zuma’s term (May 2009 to February 2018).

The details coming out of the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture have shown how deeply this has taken root. Can the governing party dig it out?

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