The Zuma era was the peak of this, with his reign he birthed the demagogues of demagogues in the current South African scene, Julius Malema. Once he became toxic, he was ejected from ANC, like a troubled child kicked out of the house by his family, Malema went and created the EFF. A party with a significant number of seats in the South African parliament and the country’s third biggest party, one simply must go on twitter and have a look at the party’s tweets. Or it’s leaders’ tweets; its rampant with racism and is divisive to a country with so much potential.

We do not have to mention the controversies of Julius Malema or his party. They are well known, he brushes himself like communist, however racism is not in its tenet, instead what they resemble is an African Nazi party.

Politicians like this, have used people’s prejudice and desires to seek power and lead. Only to enrich themselves. Demagoguery like Eskom’s troubles is one of the country’s challenges today.