New faces, old scandals: The familiar staleness of South Africa’s 2024 National Assembly
Politics tamfitronics We’ve sold ourselves on the story that these were watershed elections. But beyond the novelty of the ANC’s loss of majority, there is a familiar staleness.The National Assembly has taken shape this week. And although the parties holding on to the seats have changed, the people sitting in them evoke the same apprehension that has always itched under our collective collar. As in the past, there is a long line of characters who, euphemistically speaking, few would call stately.Scroll through the list of MPs and you will easily spot crooks, racists, race-baiters, troublemakers and general malefactors. All the major...
