ANC must accept responsibility for Vuwani riots
17 May 2016
The ANC government must take full responsibility for the problems such as those in Vuwani and in other areas of South Africa where community dissatisfaction spills over into violent protests, Dr. Pieter Groenewald, FF Plus parliamentary spokesperson on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, says.
Dr. Groenewald, today during the debate on Vuwani, said dissatisfied people in the country have learnt that there is only one way to get the attention of government, and that is to burn everything.
“We have now again seen this in Vuwani. Only after the fires had started did the relevant ministers pay attention and listen to the objections of the community of Vuwani. Why was this not done before that point?
“The minister of State Security (David Mahlobo) is sleeping. If he had done his work properly, he would have known of about the threatening problem and it would not have escalated to this point. If he denies that he is sleeping, it means he knew what was going to happen and then he was complicit because he did nothing to prevent these acts.