TOM EATON | The ANC channels its inner Baldrick and has a cunning plan
From roping in Thabo Mbeki to asking diplomats to break the law, this too shall pass
06 May 2024 - 21:26
It’s odd, seeing Thabo Mbeki campaign for the ANC a year after he said he wouldn’t, but I don’t think we should judge too harshly. I mean, principles are nice to have, but to be fair, they did offer him a microphone and an audience that can’t leave until the free T-shirts have been handed out, so, you know.....
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