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Opposition parties deemed too weak to unseat ANC

THE divisions in the ANC over the past few years have led to some believing a more stronger opposition would emerge.

However, no new force has emeged in the opposition benches that could threaten to take power from the ANC.

The ANC has been, despite the deep fractures from the mid-2000s to now, holding the ship and steering it.

What seems to have also not worked in favour of the opposition parties is that they, too, are riven by their

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