The Herald (South Africa)

A state of anarchy

- Jane Slim, Gqeberha

Anarchy is a state of disorder due to non-recognitio­n of authority or government, and that I believe is the state of SA at this present time. We see it every day in this country.

The students all want their debt and fees paid, something for nothing, and to try to achieve this they burn and destroy all that is there for their benefit, and of course the authoritie­s give in to them.

I have to wonder what these so-called students are studying and their pass rate to even get there. If they are our future, then God help us all.

Also the EFF has to join in their little war dances, anything for a good old fight.

I was also under the impression that the wearing of masks was compulsory, but not so apparently.

The poor who lack service delivery (don’t we all?), loot and burn, to what end?

Memorials built for heroes are trashed, gutted and neglected.

This is anarchy.

It pervades all sections of our society.

It would appear that most of the police are corrupt, but then I cannot remember when I last saw a working police officer.

Then of course we inevitably have Jacob Zuma, once more playing the role of the victim.

This man claims to be mistreated by the judicial dictatorsh­ip, having been given every opportunit­y to present his case to the Constituti­onal Court.

He warns of a “dangerous situation”, saying “when the people rise up against judicial corruption our democracy will unravel”.

This man is playing a very dangerous game and is fully aware of what he is doing.

In every failed state this is how it has started, with a judiciary that will only serve the corrupt — just look at our neighbours for proof of that.

Zuma does not care if he brings the country to civil war, and in indeed bringing down our young democracy, this is the highest criticism that can be levelled at our judiciary, but it is cynical in the extreme .

He portrays himself as the one who stands for freedom and democracy, but he has been putting his middle finger up to all the people, having already brought the country to its knees during his tenure as president.

Of course he will have the support of Ace Magashule, the second-most powerful man in the ANC, out on R200,000 bail, waiting for his trial on numerous counts of corruption, theft and money laundering.

Then we have Julius Malema, Zuma’s new best friend — what an assortment of crooks, all of whom want total control of what is left of what was once a beautiful, safe country.

Cyril Ramaphosa must stick to his principles. How he must miss Jackson Mthembu — we can only pray there are enough left in the ANC who will support him, or else we are finished.

I am having great difficulty understand­ing why everyone appears to be tiptoeing around Zuma.

Why has he not already been arrested, given an orange jumpsuit and thrown into jail? Yes, he will take other people down with him, well all to the good that we should know who they are.

Then we have the stepaside rule. Why would any party want these [alleged] thieves and crooks in their party? Fire them, let them go it alone and see how long they survive.

Can someone explain to me why the masses follow these individual­s, and still support them, full knowing that they have taken from their very own people, but it appears they have been so brainwashe­d into thinking that these people are their saviours.

Once there was infrastruc­ture, but it has been destroyed, nothing works any more because of corruption. Just watch the Zondo commission if you need proof.

The infrastruc­ture that has now been destroyed used to be maintained, but it appears maintenanc­e is not in their vocabulary.

The main problem as I see it is that the party has always come before the country.

This beloved country has been looted and because of this we are now another failed African state — and this, my friends, is the result of anarchy.

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