The KwaZulu-Natal ANC’s provincial conference last weekend did not offer much in the way of an organisation ‘renewing’ itself or determined to fix the many problems in the province.
Last weekend, the much-anticipated KwaZulu-Natal ANC provincial conference took place in Durban North. The delegates chose as their conference “signature tune” a chant that was repeated throughout the conference period.
The conference also took place against the backdrop of the July 2021 riots, whose major theatre of disturbances was KZN. A brief recap of the worst civil unrest in the democratic era would list more than 350 deaths and 130,000 jobs, mostly from the ranks of low-skilled workers, wiped out. The riots cost the KZN economy more than R20-billion. There was extensive looting of malls and other facilities.
The KZN Taliban, it is claimed with no contestation, thought it appropriate to nickname the luckless premier of KZN, Sihle Zikalala, and his supporters, the Ankole. This pricey, sought-after bovine breed, characterised by very large horns, is a native of east and central Africa. The Ankole are now found on breeding farms throughout the world. The Zikalala group owes its newfound appellation to its putative affinity to the largest Ankole farmer in the republic.
“Layer upon layer of violence that involves thugs, drug dealers, corrupt politicians and taxi hitmen”, who are involved in the violence and intimidation. In KZN, she says, “might is right. The bullies hold sway, and it is getting worse”. Conversely, how would anyone be unconcerned by the violation of what is morally good and right? Every organisation that works in the social, political, legal, cultural, business, sport, religious and other spheres operates a step-aside and step-down rule code of conduct, whatever its name. In enforcing their codes of conduct, such organisations are primarily guided by ethical and moral considerations, not legal ones.
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