JUSTICE MALALA: 2016 was the year the political tools made fools of us
This week, many South Africans will be packing up for the holidays. Many will be looking at the tail end of this year with trepidation. We will be hoping that President Jacob Zuma will not do or say something that will knock the rand or affect the economy negatively. Many of us will be glad to see the back of 2016. It's been tough and we are tired. We are so tired and so desperate for a new beginning, a fresh and positive vibe. We are tired of a government that tells us that a 20% pass in mathematics is good enough. We are tired of knowing that we can jump up and down and wail and protest yet nothing will come off it. We are so tired. We want 2016 to come to an end. We are tired of 0.2% economic growth and no consequences. We are tired of unemployment shooting up to 27.1% and no one batting an eyelid. We are tired of a government that buys politicians fancy new cars while the government debt ratchets up to unsustainable levels. We are tired of every new day being worse than yesterda...
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