Day of reckoning is approaching; vote wisely
OUR high-octane politics and political scene resemble a John Le Carré thriller: a multibillionaire commits suicide on a lonely stretch of coastline; a prominent business figure with close ties to the establishment dies in a mysterious bridge crash; the Speaker of Parliament unexpectedly takes special leave from her duties under a cloud; while whistle-blowers are brazenly murdered.
From the corridors of political power to the boardroom of multibillion-rand private and public institutions, a multitude of names in our lawless country have lost public favour over the past two decades.
Many who sit on thrones are the subject of crime investigations, they commit perjury and lie under oath yet are treated as celebrities.
Over the past 20 years, careers have been upended, while the fall from grace has become a tsunami of monumental proportions. Power and prestige do not last forever. They can dissipate in the blink of an eye.
In an age of social media, those who have done wrong are more vulnerable than ever. Politics is not a cathedral of morality when one explores the South African political landscape and the carnage it has left in its wake.
The depressing squalor of visionless leadership has created in law-abiding citizens a gnawing hunger for an impeccable and honest leader to lead us to prosperity and political sanity.
In our political dispensation, the governing brand is associated with the crassest favouritism of cadre economic interests. Charismatic leaders, once revered for leading the Struggle, are now reviled for monstrous crimes.
Democracy and freedom cannot survive if we continue to accept our situation. What we are witnessing is the pauperisation of the masses.
This is not a dream deferred. It is a dream destroyed. Adieu our beloved rainbow nation, resurrection is virtually an impossible dream. Vote wisely on May 29. Its impact will be felt by generations to come.