{"id":39697,"date":"2025-10-25T16:12:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T16:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=39697"},"modified":"2025-10-25T16:12:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T16:12:35","slug":"phosa-memoir-described-as-answer-to-questions-of-how-anc-lost-former-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/10\/25\/phosa-memoir-described-as-answer-to-questions-of-how-anc-lost-former-glory\/","title":{"rendered":"Phosa memoir described as answer to questions of how ANC lost former glory &#8211; SABC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former African National Congress\u00a0 (ANC) Treasurer-General, Dr.Mathews Phosa\u2018s memoir has been described as an answer to many of the questions about where the ANC lost its former glory.<\/p>\n<p>The book lays bare the cracks in the national fabric, reflecting on Phosa\u2019s life story and that of the ANC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWitness to Power\u201d was launched at the Central University of Technology in Bloemfontein in the Free State on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>Phosa told audience that in his book he confesses to his role in the party\u2019s success and failures, adding that none of the ANC leaders were angels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had to write honestly and painfully. 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