Corruption hindering our growth
IT BREAKS me to say that the road towards the liberty, safety and prosperity that our citizens deserve is sadly riddled with potholes.
These potholes hinder our people at every turn, in everyday life, and all it serves to do is create and widen the divide among our citizens along with class, race and economic lines.
The eThekwini Municipality is not the beacon of hope it should be for our province, where it leads us into the 4th Industrial Revolution.
It is being run by corrupt officials. Corruption is a cancer. It is a cancer that eats away at a citizen’s faith in democracy.
We cannot grow this province if we allow the city to be led in this fashion. Unemployment is rising, so are crime, protests, and violence.
The DSW strike a few months ago highlighted this to the world. The city of eThekwini and its people deserve better. Inept leadership at a municipal level debases the ANC manifesto of job creation, providing health care, improving service delivery and education accessibility.
It also disrespects the incredible sacrifices made by so many to build and sustain our nation. Despite our province and country at large being frayed by corruption, violence and hatred, we can weather this storm.
In a time of unprecedented fear, we should not abandon one another, our ideals, our sense of community, and our commonalities.
Now I know there are times when our country appears to be divided, but I have seen the one thing that will bind us together forever – love.
Love of country, love of hope, love of dreams, love of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
You see, KwaZulu-Natal is not simply a province, nor is it the sum of its 61 municipalities. It’s an idea, a bold and righteous idea. A guiding light that can never be extinguished.
We should always strive to do our best because this city and province are worthy of our best. We trust our instincts as we fight our daily fights.
Some we will win. Some we won’t. And some we’ll only know in time.
But we should leave each night hopeful that today’s sacrifices have been worth it. That our instincts have not led us astray. And that our best has been good enough.