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The real question about MK is not who betrayed whom - but who can govern
Every breakaway from the ANC has been a footnote or a firework. Some argue that the MK is the first to change the arithmetic of power, and the old habits scurried in with it.
South Africa
The MK Party is formally separate from the ANC, but its leadership, voters and internal conflicts expose deep continuities with the liberation movement. The harder question is whether it can govern differently.
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- 32 words · 1 min read
- Published
- October 19, 2026
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- IOL