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I would argue that the bar for the average South African's expectation of a leader - particularly a political leader - is already set very low by the political leaders we currently have and have had for a while now.

How can we, as a country, hope for things (read: our country's leadership) to improve when we have no choice but to decide between the lesser of two or three evils every four years? Our influence on South Africa's future is limited by the options and calibre of leaders we have at our disposal. It doesn't feel like a hopeful position to be in.

How does one recognise a genuinely decent leader before they prove to be selling snake oil without dropping their expectations to the ground?

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