When I hear the word 'politics', every fibre of my being wants to explode in anger!
South Africa has a very painful history. Many people have fought and died for independence from a crazy government. For that I am very grateful - the more I grow up, the more I learn about sacrifices made and the more grateful I become. At the age of 26, I am fast becoming disillusioned by the 'new' South Africa.
With this gratefulness comes great sorrow and anger. Shockingly enough, it is not about the "previous regime" but about the current state of affairs. South Africa has over 50% unemployment rate, we are the 4th dumbest country in the world, many people do not have basic health care privileges and we have a ridiculous crime rate. Over the past 19 years of so called free and fair elections, it seems a lot of things are getting worse rather than improving. Each year in February we have one of the most anticipated speeches coming from national government - the budget speech and every year we have the same kind of budget announced: education and health budget will be huge, taking up most of the pie and then all the other departments are allocated. The Auditor General (which is the official government audit company) will announce huge amounts of money that have gone missing, cannot be accounted for, stolen or money that has not been used and taken back to national treasury and yet the AG hardly EVER EVER qualifies financial statements of various government departments!!!! What pisses me off even more is that NO ONE IS EVER FLIPPING HELD ACCOUNTABLE! No one gets fired! They are ALWAYS investigating each other and the findings are rarely made public. Someone will blatantly and I mean BLATANTLY (without any shame) misuse public funds, "they get suspended pending an investigation" with FULL PAY! Sometimes these suspensions last up to two freaking years! So, they are essentially on holiday and the average South African citizen (who works damn hard to pay taxes) foots the bill!?! I don't understand how someone can sleep at night knowing that they have taken literally a starving child's right to be clothed, sheltered and educated (according to our glorious constitution) by stealing public funds.
Then you have our dear darling president (he lost street cred with me a loooong ass time ago - even before the whole "I showered after I had sex with her to prevent AIDS" WTF saga) who gave a speech rebuking those who criticise the ANC government. What a joke! Let me educate you a little Mr Pres: when you make promises and fail to deliver you will get criticised you neanderthal!! Service delivery under your administration - excuse my bluntness - has failed dismally. Your administration has brought so much shame to the many heroes who died fighting against a tyrant government that in itself was riddled with corruption. By the way, I pay taxes which pays for your ass to live in a house that is worth 100 of millions as well as the upkeep of your 6 wives and 3000 kids AND I vote. If I don't like what you are doing then you can bet your bottom dollar I am going to complain and complain and complain until you do something about it! While we are at it, when you get your people to write you immaculate speeches, please make sure they write words you can pronounce. Big words are not going to make you seem more intelligent when you can barely pronounce them!
So, if a large portion of the annual budget goes toward education surely education in South Africa should be improving? Not at all. In fact it is getting worse. Now you need to only know a third of stuff in order for you to pass grade 12. A third. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? If Trevor Manuel or Pravin Gordhan only knew a third of their work in high school and varsity - would they have the jobs that they have now? What kind of intellectuals are you bringing into the job market? Would you trust a doctor that only passed his education with merely a 33.3%?? Come on now. Get real! You say you want kids in underprivileged schools to have a fair chance at passing. Here are some ideas:- a)get rid of corrupt education officials that steal money from the department, b) get educated and competent people into the right positions c) employment in government should not be based on political connections or sexual favours (I have proof of this) d) let the next generation of South African citizens be a priority because in all honesty, a dumb generation is being groomed e) when you get rid of the thieves please ensure that schools are getting enough teachers, textbooks, stationery and sufficient teaching tools f) get some food all up in the schools again. Many kids go to school hungry as there is no money at home to buy food.
Come on Mr Pres. This is not about votes. This is not a popularity contest. It is about doing what is right, just and humane. Take your blinkers off and see that the very people you are leading you are killing. Remember the greatest leaders led by serving.
Mother Larder
p.s. Lets tackle health, security and the economy soon!
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