ANC’s honeymoon is over

THE CALL for President Jacob Zuma to resign has been coming for a long time.

The president has done himself no favours with dubious associations. Some of his decisions have made calls for his removal acceptable.

Typically, the “rabbit hole” goes deeper than just the 2016 elections. Recently the president of Brazil was ousted, and the “writing is on the wall” for Zuma.

What Brazil and South Africa share is Brics and its bank that competes with the World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF). Those who fiscally regulate the world via the WB and IMF will not allow the Brics Bank to succeed.

Oddly, it was Zuma and his associates, like Gwede Mantashe, Zwelinzima Vavi and Julius Malema and so on, who put an end to former president Thabo Mbeki’s dream of an “African Renaissance”.

Leading ANC members carelessly played a vital role in support of the imperial agenda by blocking Africa’s progress with the dubious removal of Mbeki.

The moral of the story is – military invasions of Africa are not required if insidious imperialists can find locals to implement the imperial agenda.

The ANC lost support, and will continue to do so, as voters grasp that its fixation with the welfare of a few of the super-elite has no benefit for the majority.

Thus, the greediest amid the ANC elite have, ironically, become the unknowing proxies of imperialists.

Years ago, with little concern of future leadership needs, the ANC ousted some of the best within their ranks, which included Thabo Mbeki, Ronnie Kasrils etc.

Waiting in the corridors were the opportunists who sang all the required Struggle songs, danced to the correct rhythm and knew whose boots to kiss.

As many municipalities leapt from one failed audit to another, little was done to remedy the issue.

Comrades and family, who did not have the required skills or desire to do the work, were employed.

In the end, ordinary people continued to suffer, with limited access to clean water, electricity and services.

The result was overall misery which fatefully played out during the 2016 municipal election.

The message is simple: South Africans are tired of politicians who speak untruths and expect loyalty when service delivery is compromised.

The honeymoon for the ANC has ended and the marriage of convenience between communists, unionists, socialists and plain opportunists is in its end game.

Ironically, all this drama could have been avoided by the ANC if they simply listened to the people.

What is required is access to affordable food, water, electricity and housing, decent work prospects, safety and security and access to opportunity which could be used to improve general conditions.

The ANC had 20 years to fulfil this basic mandate. While a lot was done, it was not adequate.

The ANC wasted billions on submarines and stadiums. Voters knew corruption was becoming rife.

This was tolerated because of the ANC struggle against apartheid.

The problem is the ANC went too far. Lack of safety and security, abuse of power and disregarding valid criticisms turned the tide.

The ANC only has itself to blame. The ANC forgot it was the people who brought them to power and the same people who would remove them again.

Simply put, If DA-led towns can secure regular clean audits, ANC-led towns must do the same.