Inept ANC best quit
SOMETIMES in life, against our best wishes and intentions, the inevitably of what must be, must be.
The ANC has opted to annul itself by not recalling President Jacob Zuma and allowed one man to ruin a liberation movement with an impeccable history of Struggle and dignity.
Why do I have limited faith in an ANC week-long policy conference?
The answer is obvious in an account issued by the auditor-general. Unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure has increased dramatically to the tune of more than R16 billion a year.
Some state departments and parastatals have limited intentions of rescuing themselves from the morass of corruption and maladministration.
The situation is out of control. Municipalities are literally run by predator consultants, and the state-paid officials have limited value in reality.
It is an indictment beyond belief that only the City of Cape Town received a clean audit in the past year.
What have municipal managers done to earn R2 million to R4m they receive as annual salaries?
What are the roles of financial directors who earn millions a year?
Why are ratepayers and taxpayers being abused in such an obvious manner? Why does the auditor-general have no powers to arrest and punish those guilty for what can be described as strategic looting?
Recently, I attended an Association of Public Accounts Committees meeting in Pretoria, where I saw the ineptitude first-hand.
In a nation where kids starve, some leaders seek to spend R120 000 on decorations at a dinner.
Similarly, once again SAA has received a few billion rand for its ineptitude.
The ANC continues to hire and reward incompetence.
Inevitably, 2019 is coming and perhaps only God Almighty can save the ANC from destroying itself.
The corruption and unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure and maladministration must be stopped.
If the ANC cannot do this on behalf of suffering South Africans then the party must step aside and let those capable do what is required to save the rest of us.