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Full-on conspiracy mode

Justice Malala | 11 December, 2011 23:40

There is a sense of boredom as I look at the South African political scene and once again have to comment on the latest developments. It is not that there isn't anything happening .

There is the fatuous and dangerous ranting of our new head of the Special Investigating Unit, Willem Heath; the concerted effort by the president's spokesman to jail journalists and hide the truth of his involvement in alleged bribe-taking; the effort to emasculate the judiciary and the Constitutional Court in particular and; the presidency's kamikaze-like predilection for appointing absolutely the wrong people for jobs, particularly in the judiciary.

One could pick any of these and whip up the requisite amount of froth about how President Jacob Zuma is playing with fire in his running of this country. Yet the ennui is not induced by this.

Our biggest problem is drift. It is a lack of a centre, a lack of a controlling idea of what we are and what we are about. It is a lack of a roadmap, a lack of a vision, a lack of a cadre at the top to show the way forward by example. Simply put, Zuma does not have a plan, has never had one and, quite frankly, never will have one.

Not even the man's most fervent supporters know what his plan is. The best answer they can give is that he is keeping the ANC and all of us together. Then they point at embattled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema and say: "If Zuma goes, that is what you will get."

My retort is that at least Malema takes a stab at ideas every so often, even if they are deluded, impractical and unformed. There is a basis for a conversation there so long as one takes cognisance of Malema's vaulting hypocrisy.

The reason why South Africa has so many of its political and government leaders sitting in office despite doing and saying the most incredibly shocking things is that no one quite knows what the parameters of good behaviour are. At the moment it is anything goes in the Zuma government.

For example, the Sunday Times has comprehensively proven that payments were made by Schabir Shaik to Zarina Maharaj, wife of Mac Maharaj, the president's spokesman, in the late 1990s. It is alleged that these were bribes. Maharaj has refused to answer these allegations and instead is using apartheid legislation to shut up journalists.

Any self-respecting president anywhere in the world would have asked the man to take leave and sort his troubles out. It's simple: Maharaj is bringing Zuma's office into disrepute. Yet Zuma cannot say a word against his spokesman. After all, Shaik was convicted of paying Zuma monies - as he is alleged to have paid Maharaj's wife.

It is a cesspit. To fire Maharaj, he will have to fire himself first.

Heath will not tender his resignation. He cannot. What he has said about former president Thabo Mbeki having instigated the rape and corruption charges against Zuma is something that was said repeatedly by the Zuma camp in the run-up to the ANC's Polokwane conference in 2007.

That Heath is now the head of the Special Investigating Unit and that his utterances now compromise his office is something that is lost on himself, Zuma and his cronies. Anything goes in the highest office in the land.

The truth is that the Zuma administration is in full-on conspiracy mode right now. Enemies of the state are everywhere. The media is being investigated and attempts are made to shut it down daily. One day it's a media tribunal, the next it's the Secrecy Bill. Then there are gaggings by the likes of Maharaj, a man who is the president's press spokesman. I doubt he gets the irony.

If it is not the press it is the judiciary. Yes-men are installed at the highest echelons of the judiciary and yet ANC leaders like Gwede Mantashe, who also supports Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF, accuse the judiciary of behaving like the opposition.

Then, of course, there is Mbeki, a man who strikes fear in Zuma and his administration. Malema is shut down mercilessly for making a comparison between Zuma and his predecessor, a man who was pretty clueless himself on many issues, including Aids.

In the Zuma camp, though, every leak, every criticism and every suggestion that Zuma's government is lacking, is attributed to Mbeki or those who support him.

The truth is there for all to see. The Zuma government would not be in such a panic, in such profound paralysis, if it had a plan and was implementing it. There is no plan, so idle minds are busy chasing after conspiracies while Rome burns.

The Zuma government is a profound disappointment, a failure of leadership on a comprehensive scale.

http://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/columnists/2011/12/11/full-on-conspiracy-mode

Zuma for 2nd term! Hahahaha! House of cards...

 

[grok]

Seems Verwoerd was right after all .. we gave the ANC a chance & they fscked it up. Royally.
Can we have our country back from the brink of collapse now please?

 

[VioAdmin]

Seems Verwoerd was right after all .. we gave the ANC a chance & they fscked it up. Royally.
Can we have our country back from the brink of collapse now please?

Verwoerd was nothing but a coward, racist and an underachieving twat, whatever party he belonged to did worse than anything the ANC will ever do.

But this is not a problem of political party, the DA wouldn't make much of a difference after a few years. This has everything to do with human greed. The current Government system breeds it and supports it. So regardless of who or what is in power, chances are after a couple years, they will be corrupted. We are seeing this all over the world right now. Everyone seems to hate their Government, no?

 

[Ancalagon]

Verwoerd was nothing but a coward, racist and an underachieving twat, whatever party he belonged to did worse than anything the ANC will ever do.

But this is not a problem of political party, the DA wouldn't make much of a difference after a few years. This has everything to do with human greed. The current Government system breeds it and supports it. So regardless of who or what is in power, chances are after a couple years, they will be corrupted. We are seeing this all over the world right now. Everyone seems to hate their Government, no?

Sorry, the DA has proven that it can govern effectively in the Western Cape, so as much as you would like to believe that any party in power would be as corrupt as the ANC, it is just not true. The Western Cape is the best run province in the country because it is DA run, and that is why the ANC hates it - it embarrasses them.

 

[Bizkit87]

Verwoerd was nothing but a coward, racist and an underachieving twat, whatever party he belonged to did worse than anything the ANC will ever do.

But this is not a problem of political party, the DA wouldn't make much of a difference after a few years. This has everything to do with human greed. The current Government system breeds it and supports it. So regardless of who or what is in power, chances are after a couple years, they will be corrupted. We are seeing this all over the world right now. Everyone seems to hate their Government, no?

except, the DA has now PROVEN that they can govern the WC, and quite succesfully...

So far, all corruption charges against any DA member, has been met by Zille saying there will be full investigations + consequenses, and we've seen that.

how can you still say, "no use voting DA, they will become just like the ANC is now", without ever giving them a chance.

Its not the ANC fscking up this country, its people like you, who think like this. catch a wake up man, something needs to change in this country

 

[unskinnybob]

Verwoerd was nothing but a coward, racist and an underachieving twat, whatever party he belonged to did worse than anything the ANC will ever do.

But this is not a problem of political party, the DA wouldn't make much of a difference after a few years. This has everything to do with human greed. The current Government system breeds it and supports it. So regardless of who or what is in power, chances are after a couple years, they will be corrupted. We are seeing this all over the world right now. Everyone seems to hate their Government, no?

Wow.... Lets all bravely ignore any form of facts and boldly make outrageous statements! Should make for WAY more entertaining discussion.

The DA has made NO impact ANYWHERE. They haven't even had a single unqualified audit - never EVER could they even dream of making 8 in a row...

 

[h0ll0w]

Verwoerd was nothing but a coward, racist and an underachieving twat, whatever party he belonged to did worse than anything the ANC will ever do.

But this is not a problem of political party, the DA wouldn't make much of a difference after a few years. This has everything to do with human greed. The current Government system breeds it and supports it. So regardless of who or what is in power, chances are after a couple years, they will be corrupted. We are seeing this all over the world right now. Everyone seems to hate their Government, no?

HAHAHHAAAHHA

vintage VioAdmin reply. You, sir, are a racist.

 

[killadoob]

Seems Verwoerd was right after all .. we gave the ANC a chance & they fscked it up. Royally.
Can we have our country back from the brink of collapse now please?

You gonna put up some white only posters? Fsked it up would be zimbabwe, far as i can see SA is not exactly on the brink of collapse.

You can have a very negative out look which is fine but at least make a realistic negative thought.

 

[Pitbull]

SA can and will thrive once again given the following:

1. All SA citizens have a common enemy and not fight amongst ourselves
2. Look past colour or creed when selecting a governing party
3. We all work hard to provide the best we can for our families and our neighbors

Simple as that.

 

[Hamster]

Verwoerd was nothing but a coward, racist and an underachieving twat, whatever party he belonged to did worse than anything the ANC will ever do.

But this is not a problem of political party, the DA wouldn't make much of a difference after a few years. This has everything to do with human greed. The current Government system breeds it and supports it. So regardless of who or what is in power, chances are after a couple years, they will be corrupted. We are seeing this all over the world right now. Everyone seems to hate their Government, no?

HAHAHHAAAHHA

vintage VioAdmin reply. You, sir, are a racist.

Among other things...

Nobody ever really sings the praises of their government so you only ever hear the bad. Granted then, if you hear a lot of bad stuff your government probably sucks (like ours) and governments you never hear about are pretty good... Finland, Canada, France maybe....

 

[ISP cash cow]

Verwoerd was nothing but a coward, racist and an underachieving twat

Wow I guess Zuma and Verwoerd are twins then!!

 

[VioAdmin]

Sorry, the DA has proven that it can govern effectively in the Western Cape, so as much as you would like to believe that any party in power would be as corrupt as the ANC, it is just not true. The Western Cape is the best run province in the country because it is DA run, and that is why the ANC hates it - it embarrasses them.

Yes, they have done a great job in most parts of the Western Cape, especially cape town. But to assume just because they run one province decent enough, doesn't mean they can do the same for the whole country. That is like saying just because someone in the Governor or Mayor of Texas and they run that state good, automatically, they will run the entire US good. No, doesn't work that way.

I personally just think that wasting anymore of our time with these so called "leaders" is the real issue.

except, the DA has now PROVEN that they can govern the WC, and quite succesfully...

So far, all corruption charges against any DA member, has been met by Zille saying there will be full investigations + consequenses, and we've seen that.

how can you still say, "no use voting DA, they will become just like the ANC is now", without ever giving them a chance.

Its not the ANC fscking up this country, its people like you, who think like this. catch a wake up man, something needs to change in this country

lol, typical rage-post, calm down, click back to your facebook tab for 3-4 seconds and then come back here.

I have actually created jobs so don't assume because I am telling you an opinion, this somehow mean's that I am suggesting we do nothing? Where do you get the connection? I have said numerous times, I don't support any Government party, none, never did. Same reason why I will never acknowledge someone being my "king" or "queen" or "my president" BS that has gotten us nowhere, how many years have people been complaining? HOW MANY, each year we assume this new guy/party will solve this issues, they never do, no matter what country you live in. The majority of people still complain, no? hell, the majority of the world is STILL living in *****ty conditions.

The key lies in a complete new system, not the same one that has failed the majority of us since birth. As I said, the current system breeds and supports corruption, no one can argue this.

Wow.... Lets all bravely ignore any form of facts and boldly make outrageous statements! Should make for WAY more entertaining discussion.

The DA has made NO impact ANYWHERE. They haven't even had a single unqualified audit - never EVER could they even dream of making 8 in a row...

Um, alright? Don't know how to reply to this lol, but ah...ok, good...idea?

 

[Fudzy]

The DA at the moment have quite a a ring-fenced success story. They need to win more provinces to prove they can run the country.

 

[eltherza]

SA can and will thrive once again given the following:

1. All SA citizens have a common enemy and not fight amongst ourselves
2. Look past colour or creed when selecting a governing party
3. We all work hard to provide the best we can for our families and our neighbors

Simple as that.

1. Is a dangerous thing, because most of the time it's a minority group that becomes the common enemy. It's how most dictators gain power. Bob makes the British the common enemy, Hitler made the Jewish the enemy etc etc.

 

[Ancalagon]

Yes, they have done a great job in most parts of the Western Cape, especially cape town. But to assume just because they run one province decent enough, doesn't mean they can do the same for the whole country. That is like saying just because someone in the Governor or Mayor of Texas and they run that state good, automatically, they will run the entire US good. No, doesn't work that way.

I personally just think that wasting anymore of our time with these so called "leaders" is the real issue.

ANC - proved that they cannot run a single province well.
DA - proved that they can run at least one province well.

So... who do you think is more likely to be able to run the country well? I'll give you a hint - the ANC is in charge at the moment and they have proved that they suck at that too.

 

[Sherbang]

Seems Verwoerd was right after all .. we gave the ANC a chance & they fscked it up. Royally.
Can we have our country back from the brink of collapse now please?

Well they've done a better job than their predecessors - including Verwoed - so no, I'd say he was wrong.
The country was much much closer to the brink of collapse in 1994 than it is now...

 

[grok]

You gonna put up some white only posters? Fsked it up would be zimbabwe, far as i can see SA is not exactly on the brink of collapse.

You can have a very negative out look which is fine but at least make a realistic negative thought.

Did you even read the article? Words like 'its a cesspit' doesn't exactly inspire much confidence.
No ship without a rudder will survive indefitely, it's bound to end up on the rocks sooner or later.

 

[bubbatentoe]

LOL.

VioAdmin for president.
Malema for prime minister.
& MM as minster of communications.