OPINION: Black people will vote for the ANC while white people vote for Ramaphosa | Solitoliquido
Unconditional black ANC voters do not regard the party as corrupt, only certain individuals, while white South Africans are tempted to vote for Cyril Ramaphosa, but perhaps for the wrong reasons, writesThe only time South Africa wasn't governed by the African National Congress it was a truly harsh and inhumane place to be for black South Africans.
But the original ANC was established by men and women of substance – history has shown – who were prepared to sacrifice self in order to help realise the general good of building a South Africa first described in the Freedom Charter, then in our current Constitution, wherein all who live in it would belong, equally, irrespective of racial, ethnic, religious and gender identity backgrounds.
In any case, they argue further to justify their stance, none of the people implicated in state capture and other forms of gross corruption have been found guilty by a court of law. Those who leave often cite the fear of possible racial attacks on them, frustration at not being able to see a future for their children in South Africa because of the harshness and discriminatory nature of BEE and Affirmative Action policies as they stand, or simply a refusal to hand over their hard earned money in the form of taxes to a government they consider to either be incompetent to manage those taxes for the benefit of all citizens or one that is run by thieves who have proven to be...
To them, Ramaphosa stands for good, a possible renewal and recovery for South Africa .
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