Ramaphosa Deserves Credit for Limiting Zuma’s Political Influence Despite ANC’s Electoral Decline

Cyril Ramaphosa has been praised by some political observers for managing to contain Jacob Zuma’s political influence despite the emergence of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party and the ANC’s disappointing electoral performance.

The argument is that it was unprecedented for a former ANC president to leave the organisation, establish a new political party and use the name of the liberation movement’s former military wing, uMkhonto weSizwe.

However, despite Zuma’s departure, Ramaphosa allegedly ensured that the former president did not take the majority of ANC supporters with him. While the MK Party attracted considerable support in KwaZulu-Natal, voters in several other provinces remained loyal to the ANC, maintaining that their support was for the organisation rather than an individual leader.

Ramaphosa also deserves recognition for the 2024 elections, when the MK Party failed to secure the two-thirds majority it had hoped to achieve.

Although the ANC experienced a historic decline in its electoral support, supporters of Ramaphosa argue that retaining more than nine million votes remains a significant achievement. They also point out that Zuma’s MK Party secured approximately two million votes nationally in the comparison being made.

Whether people agree with Ramaphosa or not, his supporters believe he managed a difficult political situation.

Their message is simple: the ANC may have lost significant support, but Zuma did not take the entire organisation with him. They believe both sides made an effort, even though the outcome was far from perfect.

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