South Africa wants to be another Zimbabwe.
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Corrupt politicians do. It’s quite lucrative for the political elite.
Here’s a writer in SA claiming that the rank and file members of the ANC do not want this:
I am reliably told that the ANC’s own internal research shows land is not one of the top three, even five, issues that worries the electorate most.
Crime, unemployment/poverty and corruption are the three issues ANC supporters – by far most of them are black – feel most strongly about.