ANC and ‘Ngoko’ mentality: the great betrayal of our people
FRANK Chikane writes in his seminal account of the days leading to the recall of former president Thabo Mbeki, post his election defeat at the Polokwane conference, how many comrades wanted Mbeki dislodged from power – ngoko (now).
In his encounter at the events as they unfolded, Chikane noted: “Voices of reason… were drowned out by the angry voices of the night… in the end, the ngoko (now) chorus won the day.”
He later recounts the international snowball of after-effects that followed: “Clearly, this was not in the minds of those who were making the decision at Esselen Park.
“What preoccupied them was how to remove Mbeki from office rather than
