LETTER: We watch while SA implodes
Corruption and violence seem to be the order of the day as even school children are killing each other
Our country is now, in effect, the “wild west”. The rule of law has all but broken down completely. Criminals are running rampant, murder and gender-based violence is commonplace. Even school kids are killing each other with seeming impunity. Key institutions have been gutted and they are still infested with criminals who continue to loot. Corruption reaches into every nook and cranny of life. Industry is crippled by red tape and self-serving labour unions. Our state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have been stripped and driven into bankruptcy; even our primary source of energy (Eskom) has been bought to its knees. The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has been infiltrated and the nation’s savings have been distributed to shysters and cronies. We are one small step away from junk status. We have many criminals sitting in parliament and in key government positions, albeit not yet convicted (but the evidence is overwhelming). Many more criminals are about to be elected to parliament — the ...
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