DA, ANC must both fall
We must stop worrying about Mmusi Maimane because he did not represent the interests of the working class and the poor in this country. All he represented was the interests of the bourgeoisie — the white monopoly capital (WMC) plus black tenderpreneurs whose main objective is the economic exploitation of the black working class.
The other thing that we are missing is that the politics of the DA is not only about race and putting Africans into what they think is their place in the DA, but the politics of class as well. The DA seeks to maintain the class politics of whites who, by virtue of colonialism and apartheid, have become the ruling class. This ruling class is worried that the new black middle class are going to take their place in the social hierarchy.
We must stop worrying about Herman Matshaba, Maimane and Cyril Ramaphosa who asks foreign governments for investments yet leaves the investment funds that do exist in SA in the hands of WMC who do not want to invest in SA for their own selfish reasons. The investing being done by WMC does not create jobs for the vast majority who depend on labour-intensive jobs. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is also not going to create jobs for South Africans, hence I would suggest we intensify social welfare and social security for all citizens.
Ramaphosa forgets to mention that investment is not equal to the freedom or liberation that the masses want in SA. We must be careful to ensure he does not preside over a “New Dawn” which exploits the masses again. #ANCMustFall !!! #DAMustFall.
Name supplied, via e-mail Redeploy Miamane, Matshaba
The chaos at the DA table means the ANC has a chance to take another bite at the apple. The margins to overcome both at Nelson Mandela and Gauteng are not insurmountable. If the DA continues to tumble down the stairs, the ANC may even increase its numbers in the Western Cape, though outright victory is still kilometres away, largely because of the ANC’s own fumbling of the ball.
But the grievances against the ANC are real and this may be the window the organisation needs to entice the constituency to trust it again. Corruption and service delivery are still major concerns to the public. Even worse is the perception that the organisation itself has become corrupt and unable to cleanse itself.
The DA may be experiencing a leadership crisis, but we do not know yet where their constituency stands. But with Helen Zille now claiming to have helped infiltrate MK cadets, they too must realise that credibility within the DA is a scarce commodity. MK cadets would have known to stay away from Zille for obvious reasons. The ANC may therefore want to adopt a strategy of enticement and avoid gloating.
Enticement could begin with the leadership that has left the DA. Our state-owned enterprises are in dire need of experienced leadership and management. It is a task that is crucial to our national economic survival. Herman Matshaba would be a shoo-in for helping rebuild our failing SOEs. As leader of our largest metropolis, he has the right experience. President Cyril Ramaphosa would be continuing with his tradition of picking the best candidates irrespective of political leanings as he demonstrated with Patricia de Lille.
Mmusi Maimane was eloquent in invoking his patriotism as his prime motivation in politics. That makes him a shoo-in for an ambassadorship. The right-wing position he identified in the DA is a worldwide phenomenon. SA right-wing groups have linked with these external groups to weaken our nation-building by spreading propaganda, such as that our government is engaged in the genocide of thousands of white people.
The aim is to keep the apartheid racial divide alive and frustrate the emergence of a united nation. As the country’s ambassador not belonging to the ruling party, Maimane would be effective in defending the country from these forces. .
We must stop worrying about Herman Matshaba, Maimane and Cyril Ramaphosa who asks foreign governments for investments yet leaves the investment funds that do exist in SA in the hands of WMC
Wongaletu Vanda, via e-mail Truly a social disgrace
It has become the norm to find department of social development cars parking in front of various wholesalers and retailers during office hours. Yet when you visit their offices for services or ask for a home visit to a family in need in a rural village, you are told there are no cars. It’s a disgrace. Please will the MEC for social development intervene in this.
Simpiwe, via e-mail