Without a targeted effort, SA’s downward vortex into anarchy and ruin will accelerate
The word vortex is defined as “a whirling mass of fluid or air”, as in a whirlwind or whirlpool.
“One, sovereign, democratic state founded on … human dignity, the achievement of equality and the advancement of human rights and freedoms … [with] regular elections and a multiparty system of democratic government, to ensure accountability, responsiveness and openness.” The preamble to the constitution stresses our “unity in diversity” while we “improve the quality of life of all citizens and free the potential of each person”. Among the general provisions in chapter 14 is a stern admonishment that “All constitutional obligations must be performed diligently and without delay.”
If the achievement of equality, the enjoyment of freedom and the attainment of a dignified life are our political goals, we are failing as a nation to achieve them. The two Jacob Zuma presidential terms have been accurately described by his successor, President Cyril Ramaphosa, as “nine wasted years”. They were a downward vortex of state capture, kleptocracy and serious corruption of various kinds. Zuma's
The ANC is cash strapped, if not bankrupt. So is its motivating notion of a “national democratic revolution” to replace the current constitutional order in SA.
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