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Zuma Puppet Bows to Kingmaker Barnes While South Africa Burns

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BREAKING: ANC BEGS FOR MERCY FROM TINY PARTY AS CRISIS DEEPENS—GOVERNMENT AT RISK

South Africa is on the BRINK. The ANC, once an unshakable giant, is now groveling at the feet of a minor party kingmaker. Ivan Barnes, president of the National Freedom Party (NFP), holds the nation’s future in his hands, and the ruling party is DESPERATE to appease him.

This isn’t negotiation. It’s SURRENDER.

The ANC’s fragile Government of National Unity (GNU) is cracking apart. They NEED Barnes and his few crucial seats to keep power. Every political maneuver, every backroom deal, every potential policy is now filtered through one question: Will it keep Barnes happy? This is the shocking reality of South African politics today—a once-dominant force brought to its knees.

Why does this matter? Because YOUR stability is being traded for political survival. Critical challenges—load shedding, unemployment, crime—are being sidelined while the ANC fights to keep its coalition alive. The media tells the story: images of tense politicians, videos of delayed parliamentary proceedings, and screenshots of cryptic social media posts from key players paint a picture of a government in chaos, not in control.

Who benefits? Party bosses clinging to power. Who stays silent? Those who fear the total collapse that might follow.

This is more than political drama; it’s a DANGEROUS precedent. When a massive ruling party must beg for favor from a small faction, the entire system becomes a game of blackmail, where the needs of millions are held hostage by the demands of a few.

The seat of power is now a beggar’s bowl, and every citizen is about to pay the price.



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