Former ANC MP Makhosi Khoza says South African voters have to wake up from the liberation blues if change is to happen in the country’s politics. In an interview with TimesLIVE on Mandela Day‚ Khoza said the ANC used a collective decision-making system and‚ therefore‚ it was difficult to expect an individual to change the entire organisation. "You have to replace [the organisation]‚ unfortunately. But I’m not sure if the citizens of SA are ready for that. I think we are still having the liberation struggle blues. The sooner we get over the liberation struggle blues [the better]‚" she said. "I remained in the ANC despite seeing that things were going wrong. Things were failing but I kept on feeling that somehow it is going to self-correct. Eventually‚ I realised that I am caught up in these liberation struggle blues. The minute I started getting myself out of that … I asked what the hell am I still doing there? "I don’t think SA has started those brutal engagements." In September 201...
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