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Founders: Congress leaders Walter Rubusana Thomas and Saul Msane (back row) and Mtobi Mapikela, John Dube and Sol Plaatje in a photograph from 1914 (above).
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The early ANC: Leadership steeped in intellectual curiosity

Only the educated elite could have established the African National Congress, but the party needs to correct its course

  • Mcebisi Ndletyana
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