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SA: David Bullard at his best: The ANC is hellbent giving Africans a bad name

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Original Post Date: 2008-02-05 Time: 00:00:00  Posted By: Jan

[This was sent to me by a friend. David Bullard was shot by criminals some months back. I must admit I have *ALWAYS* been skeptical about the ANC being able to deliver on ANYTHING. The blacks could not have voted for a worse, motely, rubbish bunch. The ANC’s only purpose was to SEIZE POWER in this country. Now they’re in, it does not matter how much they suck. They’ll cling to power by hook or by crook. Oh and yes, the ANC were born to fail… and they’ll totally trash the image of this country. I can’t think of a worse bunch who could be put into power in such a fine country as this, the super-power of Africa. They couldn’t have chosen a worse bunch of clowns – with my apologies to all clowns! Jan]

The ANC seems hellbent on giving Africans a bad name Published:Feb 02,
2008 Sunday Times, David Bullard

I(180)´m sure the African National Congress is good at many things, but running a country isn(180)´t one of them. Before you write in to complain that I hate the ANC, allow me to point out that in this very column on March 2 1997, I was so enamoured of the ANC that I wrote that I would vote for it if there were a general election tomorrow.

So I don(180)´t hate the ANC, but I do hate what it has become. I look at Kenya and see precisely the same ingredients for the cocktail of violence and mayhem there as I see here. It(180)´s a matter of time. Far from the breath of democratic fresh air we had all hoped and prayed for, the ANC has become a malodorous, toxic cloud of corruption and greed.

When the ANC put in place such institutions as the Public Protector and the Scorpions, I genuinely thought they intended them to be the checks and balances of a sophisticated democratic system. Now they are talking about disbanding the Scorpions and the reason is plain for all to see; they have been much too efficient and have fingered too many powerful figures.

The Mbeki government has been tolerant of fraud, dishonesty and incompetence within its ranks. The ANC(180)´s very own Amy Winehouse, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, is widely acknowledged to be absolutely useless at her job, but she enjoys royal-game status from the President and can(180)´t be sacked. We can only speculate as to the reason for this.

The ANC seems hellbent on bringing South Africa down to the level of the rest of Africa. Despite their constant protestations about “offensive African stereotyping”, they are doing a pretty good job of suggesting that Africans are incapable of running a country.

Jacob Zuma, who has done for South Africa(180)´s international image what Borat has done for Kazakhstan, may well be the country(180)´s next president, despite facing charges of racketeering, corruption, money laundering, tax evasion and fraud. His supporters have already promised a bloodbath if the verdict goes the wrong way and some of those supporters now hold high office within the ANC.

In addition to the lamentable state of the party(180)´s morality and its fondness for cosying up to crooks and gangsters, there are also more practical considerations to take into account. Thanks to a lack of planning, we no longer have enough electricity to run the country. Whatever Alec Erwin may say, that has to have a negative effect on the economy. Not only will it result in job losses but it can(180)´t be tempting for foreigners to do business in this country if we don(180)´t have power.

Our main roads and pavements are in a shocking state of disrepair with potholes now becoming craters. The reason for this is simple: the money that should have gone on maintaining what was a very good road network has been mysteriously diverted. Piles of uncollected garbage decorate our traffic intersections, our state schools and hospitals are an embarrassment and the fight against crime isn(180)´t helped by knowing that the country(180)´s top cop has been batting for the other side.

Sometimes I think the good guys are in with a chance but then something happens and I am reluctantly forced to change my mind.

It(180)´s not so much “The Dream Deferred” as “The Dream Defiled”. I don(180)´t know how this movie ends, but at the moment the bad guys are definitely winning.