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the Zondo commission. However, as Richard Calland has recently written in a newspaper, if there is one upside to the Zuma years, it is that “state capture stress-tested the constitution”. The constitution as interpreted by the judiciary, and in particular, the Constitutional Court, has proved to be legitimate and viable and furnishes cause for circumspect optimism.

Although the Ramaphosa presidency has promised a new dawn, it has been constrained by the deep divisions of the two contending and antagonistic ANC factions.

What SA requires is political and moral regeneration to confront the formidable challenges of poverty, the unequal distribution of resources and unemployment. For this, inspired political leadership is essential.

The election in May gives the electorate an important voice. Although elections are notoriously unpredictable, there are certain options set out below of which one is likely to determine our political fate. The discussion that follows obviously involves speculation and is intended to fuel thought and debate.

The seminal political issue is whether the ANC, on the one hand, at a national level will in relation