South Africa: Ego Squared — from one strongman to another, Shivambu’s road may be rocky

Floyd Shivambu’s defection from the EFF to MK last week was one of SA’s big political shocks of the past few years, coming so suddenly and with so little warning.

It also points to a much bigger problem in our opposition politics concerning these two groupings.

Both parties revolve almost entirely around the personality of their leaders.

MK radiates the impression that it is all about former President Jacob Zuma. Its members and MPs have chanted “Zuma” many times.

The same is true…