Vote DA to strengthen Cyril’s hand.
The illogicality of some columnists who are actually urging opposition voters to “vote for Cyril to strengthen his hand” is astounding.
Firstly, one cannot vote for Cyril Ramaphosa. He is elected by Parliament, not by the people.
Secondly, if one votes for the ANC, more ANC MPs will be elected, without any guarantee that they belong to Cyril’s faction. Ramaphosa is not in a position to ensure that his own faction’s supporters are even nominated, let alone elected, while keeping the anti-lot out. More ANC MPs might even mean more enemies of Ramaphosa in the caucus, not fewer, making it even more difficult for him. The ANC organisation is controlled by the Secretary-General, Ace Magashule of Free State and Estina dairy project fame. His deputy is Jesse Duarte: Zuma supporter and mother in law of one of the Gupta appointed “advisers” to the weekend special finance minister, Des van Rooyen.
Thirdly, it has become clear, with almost daily revelations of corruption, that the ANC is a political party that has lost its soul to venality and corruption at every level. Not every ANC representative is corrupt but an amazing number of Ministers, MPs, MPLs and deployees of the ANC to every thinkable post in our society are corrupt. The level of competence displayed explains completely why almost every facet of government is stuttering to a halt with virtually no examples of efficient, good government. It is challenging to think of more than one or two – neither of which readily comes to mind.
It boggles the mind to consider rewarding the ANC for its record over the past quarter century by electing more ANC MPs, hoping the president will change all that. He remained quiet and failed to give any positive lead during his many years as Zuma’s loyal and supportive deputy right from Mangaung up until shortly before the end of Zuma. All the looting, the corruption, the misgovernment, the state capture went on under his nose, either without his noticing what was going on, or else if he did notice, then in the face of his conscious decision to keep quiet. Some people suggest he was playing a “long game” aimed at succeeding Zuma. Others believe that this indicates that he was prepared to place his own future interests above those of his country, despite his oath of office.