As staunchly anti communist as I am, I have to admit admiration for Solly Mapaila, based on what I have seen on TV and what I have read about him.  That he is untainted is one of his best qualities, and in that regard he leaves Nzimande and Cronin in his dust.  But the area in which he is SOOOOOOO much better than Tweedledum and Tweedledee is that he can make his (communist and socialist) points briefly and well, unlike the ten thousand word waffling and often nonsensical statements from the other two.  If the SACP has any kind of future in SA, it is because of Solly and his ilk, and despite Nzimande and Cronin.

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