Stephen Sondheim's famous 1973 song "Send in the Clowns" received a contemporary update, when ANC secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula proudly led an ANC delegation last week to a conference in Moscow sponsored by Vladimir Putin's United Russia party, writes Tony Leon.
If you were doing a mental health check on the state of South African democracy today, schizophrenia could be an accurate diagnosis.
On the one hand, never in its 30-year bumpy ride toward the pivotal 2024 election has the outcome been so unclear nor as contested.