UMengameli uCyril Ramaphosa ugxekwa kakhulu ngokuqoka abantu abanerekhodi eliphikisanayo, njengoDina Pule no-Ayanda Dlodlo, ezikhundleni eziphezulu ngaphakathi kwe-African National Congress (ANC), njengoba abahlaziyi beqokomisa ukukhathazeka okwandayo mayelana nekhono leqembu lokukhetha abaholi abathembekile. Ukubambezeleka kokushintsha kweKhabhinethi kanye nokuqokwa kwamabhodi, okuhlanganisa ne-South African Broadcasting Corporation, kuye kwadalula ukwahlukana okujulile kanye nokuhlukana kwamaqembu ngaphakathi kwe-ANC, okwenza kube nzima imizamo kaRamaphosa yokubusa ngempumelelo.

Ukukhathazeka Kwabahlaziyi Nezinguquko Zenqubo ye-Party

Abahlaziyi bezepolitiki bakhomba ukuthi ukungazinzi kwangaphakathi kwe-ANC kuyisithiyo ekuqokweni okunqumayo. USusan Booysen, umhlaziyi wezepolitiki odumile, uthe, “Ubuholi be-ANC busekungazinzi,” okubonisa imibono ebanzi yokungasebenzi kahle eqenjini. Ngokusho kombiko ka Isakhamuzi, i-ANC ixoxe ngokubuyela endleleni esekwe ekuvumelaneni yokukhetha ubuholi, iphakamisa ixhala phakathi kwababukeli ngokuzibophezela kweqembu ezinqubweni zentando yeningi.

USandile Swana, omunye umhlaziyi wokubusa, uphawule wathi, “Noma ubani ophethe ihhovisi likahulumeni kufanele abe neziqu ezincane ukuze azi yonke imithetho ephathelene nesikhundla sakhe.” Lesi sitatimende sivela phakathi kokuhlolisiswa komphakathi kweziqu kanye nobuqotho babantu abaqokwe yi-ANC. Indlela yeqembu iholele ekungabazeni ukuthi izinguquko zizobuyisela ukwethembana noma zizomane ziqinise izakhiwo zamandla ezikhona.

Isikhathi Sempikiswano Nemiphumela Kazwelonke

Izinselelo zokuqokwa azintsha. URamaphosa wahlehlisa ukumemezela iKhabhinethi yakhe ngemuva kokhetho lwango-2019, kubikwa ukuthi kungenxa yemiphumela emibi yekhomishini yobuqotho ye-ANC emelene nabathile abazongenela ukhetho. Ngo-2023, kwavela ukugxekwa okwengeziwe ngokungaqiniseki ekugcwaliseni izikhala ezibalulekile, njengebhodi le-SABC, okugqamisa indlela yokubonisana kwangaphakathi okuhlala isikhathi eside kanye nokulinganisela kwezepolitiki.

Ngemuva kokulahlekelwa yi-ANC yiningi layo ephalamende ngo-2024, uRamaphosa waqala ingxoxo kazwelonke ngo-Agasti 2025 ukuze abhekane nezinkinga ezinde ezihlanganisa ubumpofu nokungalingani. Kodwa-ke, kusalokhu kunokungabaza komphakathi ngokuthi lezi zinkundla zizoxazulula yini inkinga ejulile yobuholi kanye nokwethenjwa okubhekene ne-ANC. Ababukeli abaningi bathi inkinga yobuholi inemiphumela ebanzi ekubuseni nasekuzinzeni komnotho eNingizimu Afrika njengoba iqembu lifuna ukubuyisa ukuzethemba komphakathi.

Indlela ye-ANC yokukhetha ubuholi kanye nendlela yesikhathi esizayo yokuphatha amaqembu kulindeleke ukuthi ibe phambili engxoxweni kazwelonke njengoba iNingizimu Afrika ingena enkathini yokuguquka kwezepolitiki.