Many accusations of ‘selling out’ have been heard recently, including one by EFF leader Julius Malema that Nelson Mandela sold out to apartheid authorities.
The attack by Congress of the People president Mosiuoa Lekota against President Cyril Ramaphosa, whom he called a apartheid-era sellout, is part of an attempt to “desecrate the liberation struggle by portraying its leaders as a bunch of corrupt crooks”, a political expert has said.
“The attacks against the ANC, in particular, would increase as the party was losing its status and legitimacy as a leader of society,” analyst Ralph Mathekga said.
Mathekga described Lekota’s claim as “politics of gossip” that were common post-1994, especially in the run-up to the national elections.
“Those who make these accusation are not held accountable because SA society is so gullible. We don’t put the burden on the accuser to provide proof of whatever claim he makes against another person,” Mathekga said.
Lekota shocked everybody when he announced during the debate on the State of the Nation Address in parliament on Wednesday…
