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Ah, Chief Dwasaho! As twilight settles over Mahlamba Ndlopfu, one imagines you peering out at the political pitch beyond your manicured lawns.
My leader, the grand match of South African politics unfolds bizarrely. The latest wicket to tumble is that of Floyd Shivambu — once a fiery opening batsman of the so-called radical left — now sent back to the pavilion under clouds of disgrace. The crowd gasps as this former prodigy of the revolution is clean-bowled by fate.
In a game of high stakes and even higher rhetoric, Shivambu’s fall from grace has been nothing short of a dramatic reverse swing, catching even seasoned political analysts off guard.
