“The ANC Is A Dying Horse, The Party Cannot Offer South Africa a Better Future” Prince Mashele Says

In yet another damning critique of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), political analyst Prince Mashele has said that the party is on the decline and cannot be relied upon to steer South Africa forward.

Mashele took a firm stance in a strong statement that has sparked new debates regarding the ANC’s future in politics, its crumbling popularity, and whether or not it can win back the trust of South African voters.

According to Mashele, the ANC is not a promising organization because it is in decline.

In his comments, he reiterates his long-standing criticism of the African National Congress (ANC) and its leadership, focusing on the party’s track record in government, corruption accusations, internal strife, and the country’s ongoing problems with leadership.

According to the political analyst, the ANC’s problems stem from systemic issues rather than short-term electoral losses. These issues are too deep to be solved by simply replacing leadership or reorganizing the party.

Political parties in South Africa are gearing up for the local government elections on November 4, 2026, when Mashele’s most recent comments have a disproportionate impact. Voters will likely show the ANC—which has had a rough go of it at the polls in recent years—and the rest of the country’s political leadership how much support they have in the upcoming elections.

After the advent of democratic rule in 1994, the ANC enjoyed decades of resounding electoral success. Voters’ growing discontent with service delivery, unemployment, infrastructure deterioration, corruption accusations, and the performance of municipalities under the party’s leadership has, however, progressively eroded the party’s political dominance.

With only about 40% of the vote, the African National Congress (ANC) lost its parliamentary majority for the first time since apartheid’s end in the historic 2024 national and provincial elections. The result radically altered the political climate of the nation by compelling the party to join a Government of National Unity (GNU) with multiple political formations.

The ANC’s deteriorating political fortunes, according to Mashele, are more than just short-term problems that can be solved by electing a new president or reorganizing the party’s leadership.

Rumor has it that he said the organization was hopelessly corrupt in February 2026, claiming that corruption had seeped into every part of the party and its institutions. He went on to say that he didn’t think the organization could be revived by just one leader.

His remarks cast doubt on the liberation movement’s ability to adapt to changing circumstances and win back the trust of South Africans who have grown weary of its leadership.

Still, the ANC insists that it will not rest until it has restored its institutions, solved the problems with government, and made everyday people’s lives better.

However, the organization faces a formidable political obstacle in Mashele’s metaphor of a dying horse, which implies that the issue goes beyond just changing leadership positions and instead calls into doubt the party’s ability to offer effective leadership in general.

Another chance for the ANC to prove it can win back voters and win over electors is coming up soon in the form of local government elections.

Nobody knows if the party will be able to turn things around or if it will keep losing ground in the political arena.

But Mashele sees through it all: a political party on the verge of collapse cannot be touted as South Africa’s lynchpin for the future.

Source: https://x.com/ThisIsColbert/status/2116384259287953684

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