Voting for the ANC will only encourage them!
Jacob Zuma didn’t invent state capture, he just perfected it, and the ANC under Ramaphosa seems to be carrying the same torch
It makes good sense to encourage President Cyril Ramaphosa — or anyone else — to do the right thing, but voting for the ANC on May 8 after their poor performance over the past 25 years will only encourage them to do more of the same. Most political parties change their attitudes and policies when they lose support, not when they retain or increase their support and the ANC is no different. What will force Ramaphosa and the ANC to change is their support dropping substantially. Here are five good reasons why the ANC does not deserve support: 1. Corruption did not start with Jacob Zuma. Sarafina, the arms deal, the improper enrichment of the ANC’s Chancellor House front company and the dismantling of the Scorpions all took place before Zuma’s presidency. 2. The Eskom debacle did not start with Zuma. Twenty years ago, the ANC government refused to heed warnings that SA would run out of electricity before 2009 if immediate action was not taken, and inappropriate affirmative action polic...
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