South Africa: Hannibal Elector - the Anti-Malema - Is Mmusi Maimane Real Enough to Rule?

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On the day that Gauteng Democratic Alliance Premier hopeful Mmusi Maimane gave what may be the defining speech of his career, he also visited a community of supporters in Alexandra township. RICHARD POPLAK went along for the ride.

During dinner time on this late summer Thursday, Mmusi Maimane will tell a crowd assembled at Johannesburg's Apartheid Museum that "reconciliation should not just be a casual interest, it should be a conscious reality for all of us", and that for him "reconciliation lies in each individual recognising the unique identity of every other individual".

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