Political analyst Sandile Swana says recent developments within the African National Congress ANC may indicate that the party is finally adopting the "correct language" on renewal and accountability but warns that this alone will not be enough to repair its damaged public image ahead of next year's local government elections.
With renewal placed firmly on the ANC's agenda, senior party figures including suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Member of Parliament Malusi Gigaba have stepped aside amid their respective corruption scandals. Mchunu has been implicated in alleged police corruption involving the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team, while Gigaba faces corruption charges linked to the multi-billion-rand Transnet case.
"Yes, the language is correct in terms of the moral regeneration of the ANC - what Mandela referred to as the RDP of the soul," says Swana.
