Hard to bring SA back from economic near-collapse

I OFTEN have to stop myself from having coughing spasms when I hear the utterances of ANC supporters giving their views on TV.

Just last week again an ANC sycophant announced that the cadre who will replace Jacob Zuma must be a person who can continue moving the country forward. Since 1994 the ANC has done nothing but move the country backward. The health system has all but been destroyed. The education system is at its lowest ebb ever. Most state-owned enterprises are bankrupt and have been captured by the Guptas.

Parliament is in a shambles and only serves as our comedy hour. Unemployment is at an all-time high.

Your “president” foments racism at every turn, and chases away investors with his ludicrous and stupid policies. He is booed off the stage at public events.

State capture is a done deal and is at the forefront of the news. Everyone in government, it seems, is enriching themselves as if there is no tomorrow. Our economy has been run down to junk status. The president’s son is suddenly a billionaire. The treasury has been handed over to Zuma’s puppet.

So please, correct your language. The next cadre to run our country will be a person who can continue to take South Africa backwards.

The economy of a country is a complex system which takes a long time to cycle. The damage the ANC has caused will be felt for many years to come.

Our economy is collapsing and I see very hard times ahead in the next 10 years.

Louis Jonker, Port Elizabeth