President’s dreams are very far removed from public’s nightmares
25 June 2019
President Cyril Ramaphosa's dreams that he told us about in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) are very far removed from the nightmares that the South African public face every day.
The President did make mention of one example: an elderly woman who has to sit and wait at a clinic all day long just to get her medication. Unfortunately, the two health care workers who were raped while on duty at the Pelonomi Hospital cannot share in the President's dream. Nor can the pregnant women whose lives are put at risk due to an inadequate ambulance service.
For the families of Moolman Meyer from Ermelo, who was hacked to death with a panga last month, and Johan Pretorius from Nigel, who was burnt to death, both during farm attacks, it will be very hard to wake up from their nightmares to share in the President's dream. The same is true for the victims and families of the other 180 farm attacks that took place this year.
The residents of Mangaung have been without water for four days, just like the residents of Johannesburg.