Former ANC and government communicator Chris Vick argues that the ANC’s communications failures during the local government elections are not a messaging problem, but a reflection of a deeper organisational malaise, where contempt for criticism has become contempt for voters.
The ANC’s problem isn’t communication — it’s contempt
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