South Africa: Operation Modernise the ANC - Click Here to Start

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At the ANC's centenary celebrations last Sunday, President Jacob Zuma, speaking for the ANC's national executive committee, said there was an urgent need to "modernise" the ANC. The party now has over a million members, and the universe in which it operates is changing fast. Some deep-ish thinking is needed. STEPHEN GROOTES takes a shallow stab.

Being a January 8th statement, no details were mentioned, so we know it's more of a wish list nowadays than a set of hard intentions. But he's opened Pandora's box. There are plenty of ways that the ANC could be modernised - some are just fun, and some are plain necessary.

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