Our view
It has been long since I have seen politicians so happy and so caring about their communities.
Yesterday’s general elections have come and gone and it now stands to be seen who staged the best show among all the political parties that were campaigning to take over governance at both national and provincial level.
The past weekend has been the most interesting one with last-minute campaigns sprawled all over the land, all in an endeavour to lure as much voters as they possibly could.Outspokenness was the name of the game.
As I sat back and watched the whole spectacle unfold, I marvelled at how much struggle songs and all its antics meant to all the political parties as there were reverberations of “Amandla Awethu!” from all corners, especially the DA, which seemingly looks like it will soon be a black-dominated party.
The toyi-toyi dance which has always been associated with the ANC, PAC and black-consciousness movements during the apartheid era, was the order of the day at the DA’s final rally held at the Coca-Cola Dome in Randburg.
It has been long since I have seen politicians so happy and so caring about their communities and everyone standing on different platforms, promising heaven and earth.
An inner thought said to me: if only they should shed such smiles and humility during their term of office, then we could really take South Africa forward as has been suggested by many of them during the past few months.
As we look forward to the forthcoming results of the polls today, let’s all hope that there emerge worthy winners who are prepared to take us forward to economic prosperity, which we dearly need at all costs as it is through this that jobs will be created and improve the lives of ordinary people.
I just wonder if after winning the elections, in whichever sphere and percentage, the parties will not revert to their same old tricks which the electorate has been complaining about – negligence, self-enrichment, corruption, maladministration and so on.
A word of advice to all parties concerned that we do not need patronising of leaders in South Africa, but we need men and women who will stand up against any leader who deviates from all promises and show him or her the door.
I don’t believe parties were established around certain personalities, but it was a collective idea, so majority must rule, not
individuals. Allowing patronisation leads to creating dictators within organisations.
We don’t need that here. We expect parties that are taking over the national and provincial governments, to work hand in hand according to one’s proportion, but no unnecessary imposing of laws that work against the growth and development of the country and its citizens.
Enough of finger pointing, it’s time to work!
