SAFTU has no illusions that the crisis facing the working class will continue to deteriorate post elections!
14 May 2019
The South African Federation of Trade Unions – SAFTU has noted the results of the hotly contested 08 May 2019 elections. We are relieved that these elections were conducted under conditions of stability and peace, which allowed the citizens to express their will freely. We commend all the parties who participated in the 2019 elections. We have noted that despite serious concerns expressed by some parties and they accepted the polls results. This is a sign of political maturity. In some countries, a war begins immediately after the announcement of results.
The results of the elections confirm the correctness of our analysis we have been making over the short period of two years of our existence. The ANC, the once mighty prime movement of the people, is on an irreversible decline. The ship is sinking! Shifting chairs in the sinking ship or even getting a new captain to steer the sinking ship will not stop the inevitable.
The ANC is fast becoming a rural party as it is fast losing the support of the urban poor working class. Even the comfort it used to enjoy in the rural areas is now shaken.
The growing numbers of people are not fooled! They have passed a resounding vote of no confidence to the status quo by refusing to participate in the elections designed to maintain such status quo.
The writing of Frantz Fanon captures this mood when he said: