And with the disheartening comments of our politicians with their depressing doom and gloom rhetoric of pending job losses and massive unemployment looming in the not-so-distant horizon, many of our country’s remaining workforce, from the corporate toilet cleaner to those in the boardroom, will have to pull up their sock while trying to survive.
For the unemployed masses, the pending exodus predicted by politicians will simply exacerbate the situation and add to the misery. Yes, it is true that to alleviate unemployment and poverty, the country needs to create jobs to help get many of our general workforce back into the factories and industries and get the economy and the country back on its feet.
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Most of the ordinary men and women of Kathorus believe life is now a lot harder than it was a decade or so ago. They regard the cost of living as a lot steeper.
Basic foodstuffs, such as mielie meal, bread, milk, sugar, and tea, have escalated beyond their means. The poor and the elderly are the most affected by the growing cost of living.
One such elderly person bemoaned the rise of the cost of living by saying she and her friends have had to abandon their regular tea parties. The group now meets at least once a month instead of twice a week. She says this has a negative effect on their health and social well-being.
Many unemployed young people who depended on family members, who are now also unemployed, for their survival, will now also be affected. The situation will only continue to spiral downwards and can only be remedied if the country begins to act responsibly on their assigned mandate to create growth and wealth for all.
The people need actions, not slogans!
The death of Senzo Meyiwa’s father, Sam, came as a shock to all of us.
I believe his death will now jolt those in the SAPS hierarchy to seriously consider bringing this matter to a conclusion and giving the Meyiwa family closure. Too many promises have been made to this bereaved family and none of them have been fulfilled.
Maybe to close the heartbreaking saga of Senzo, the police have to go out and arrest those involved in the murder. By doing this, not only will the SAPS ensure their dignity in the eyes of the public is restored, but also the trust of the community will be restored.
School violence is a serious social concern that needs the attention of our police before it gets out of hand.
It is becoming common these days to hear about gangs of school children fighting on school premises and killing each other. These fights often spill over to the classrooms, with the teachers becoming victims of assault and even rape.
Unless the parents and education authorities stand up and deal with these and other issues affecting our schools effectively, the country’s education could be severely impacted by this violence which could spill over to other areas.
I am not a sociologist or human behaviour expect to give an opinion and outline the causes and reasons for the current mayhem in at our schools, but surely there is no doubt that what we are currently experiencing is a mirror reflecting our society.
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Perhaps it is time that society should first deal with its toxic issues, which are impacting negatively on our young people. Otherwise, the future of our schooling system is just too ghastly to contemplate.
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