Pieter du Toit examines the ANC’s legacy from early halcyon days to the disappointment of Ramaphosa’s presidency. He shows how, over time, the appointment of cadres at every level of government inevitably led to the (con)fusion of party and state and the dire corruption that captured every part of the country once Jacob Zuma took over.

Pieter du Toit is the author of the bestselling books The Stellenbosch Mafia and The ANC Billionaires. He is the deputy editor of News24.com.