WAKING UP JUST IN TIME FOR ELECTIONS

IT WOULD really be nice if our country could have elections more often.

It is only during this period that we see our opposition political parties, especially the DA, waking from their deep slumber and going out on oversight visits.

For a few years now, Howick Falls, touted as a major tourism asset has been taken over by criminals and prostitutes, and is on the verge of ruin.

Staff at the immigration office at the Beit Bridge border post are struggling to do their work because of a lack of resources and outdated technology. As a result people wait for long hours in queues to cross over the border.

Staff shortages, inaccessible roads and the lack of surveillance cameras in the area have contributed to Inanda police station being listed as having the highest number of reported rape cases in the country.

Just because elections are around the corner, we now find the DA visiting the border post at Beit Bridge, Howick Falls and the Inanda police station, showing concern and challenging the authorities to ensure that these entities are adequately resourced.

Any political party that has the interest of the proletariat at heart would not just peak at pre-election times and coast along at other periods. This indicates that activities are honed for narrow political aspirations rather than the good of communities.

The present day voters are very sensitive due to the corruption, the avarice and selfish motives of the politicians.

They will very soon, by whatever means at their disposal, punish such people at the ballot box.

Remember the saying: “Even a worm will turn.”

SANJAY SINGH | Queensburgh, KZN