LETTER: Turf the ANC to rescue a sinking SA
Only a total clean-out of the government will turn around the economy
Britain in the 1960s was the era of top rock bands, including Cream, Led Zeppelin, The Who and Deep Purple. A decade later and the Labour Party was in power. Heavily influenced by the socialist trade union movement, Britain fell into an economic crisis in the 1970s. Strikes and mass action were regular occurrences. There is no need to hazard a guess what destroyed Britain’s motor industry. The Conservative Party then came to power, led by Maggie Thatcher. A major clean-up took place and the rest is history. SA is suffering the same fate as 1970s Britain — a stagnating economy, high unemployment, strikes, mass action and the destruction of property. SA also has fraud and corruption on a massive scale. President Cyril Ramaphosa can bleat as much as he likes, but the ANC cannot turn the economy around. Corruption is entrenched in the fabric of the party — his team includes such “greats” as Ace Magashule, David Mabuza, Gwede Mantashe, Malusi Gigaba, Nomvula Mokonyane and Bathabile Dlami...
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