We Need to Talk About Our Situationship With the ANC

Is it possible to be in a situationship with the government? I hate to admit it but I think so. The local government elections are coming up on the 4th of November 2026 and although this is not a national election and the ruling party may not change until 2029 and even then that’s a hard ‘may’, there is a link to be made between what happens locally to what it can signal nationally. To that end, the ruling party, the ANC, reminds me of a long lost ex. The one wh... Read more »
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