Author who in 2017 projected Election’24 outcome, warns against ANC dithering, esp. on KZN 

In his 2017 classic Fate of the Nation, scenario planner Jakkie Cilliers outlined SA’s three possible paths after projecting an ANC drop below 50% of the national vote in Election’24. But even the founder of the Institute of Security Studies was surprised by the extent of the former ruling party’s decline. He reckons it accelerates key decisions that must be taken if a continued slide towards even greater unemployment and the resulting social chaos is to be avoided. He spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg.

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