Politicians are not being held properly accountable because of the country's strong masculine political culture, Agang SA leader Mamphela Ramphele said on Thursday.

"At the heart of the problem in our country is a political culture --found among all political parties -- which privileges men at the expense of other social groups, and which privileges political parties at the expense of individuals," Ramphele said in speaking notes prepared for delivery.

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