The ANC discussion documents reported on today are right about one thing: the party is facing a "crisis of credibility." But the solution the party puts forward - dramatic changes to our Constitution - will only deepen the crisis the party finds itself in.
It is true that people are beginning to question the ANC's ability to deliver on its promise of a better life for all. And it is true that the party has lost its moral compass.
Anybody can see that this is no longer the party of Nelson Mandela. Madiba lived the values of openness, human rights, humility, clean government, diversity, redress and reconciliation. The current leadership of the ANC does not.
The ANC is right to acknowledge how far it has drifted from Madiba's values. But while its diagnosis may be correct, the cure it puts forward is all wrong.
Because the ANC believes that the way to reclaim its lost credibility is to fundamentally overhaul the Constitution.
The current ANC leadership should remember that our Constitution was not imposed on us from outside. It was the product of negotiation, compromise and sheer common sense. It is the very embodiment of our rainbow nation. It is the real and lasting legacy of the Mandela era.