This will go down in history
primarily as the year of the senseless hashtag trend. If you had an opinion
contrary to the norm, or were simply gatvol of the shenanigans of The Establishment,
simply hashtag it and add the word “…..mustfall”! Most prominent and followed
hashtag trends were the #Rhodesmustfall, #Feesmustall and #Zumamustfall trends, generating
thousands, if not millions, of
followers. Although some were mostly successful, do not expect the
#Zumamustfall trend to be a resounding success in 2016. The #Feesmustfall trend
will continue in the New Year, with the intention of having Tertiary Education
costs cut down or totally eradicated.
I Suppose that’s wishful thinking, considering the huge salaries those Vice
Chancellors get paid. Who will then pay their salaries and 10%+ annual
increases.
Chaos and pandemonium in
Parliament set a new dimension for engagement and debate between our idiotic
political entities struggling to find and cement identities with the populace at
large. What with fist fights, forced removals (not of the kind from the
Apartheid era), and blatant disrespect for fellow “honourable” MPs in the House
and not to mention the electorate that put them there. The downward spiral of
the ANC coupled with the infant behaviour from the EFF(ucking) stooges, gives
one a lacklustre appetite for what is expected from our honourable MPs in the
New Year.
Let’s not forget our esteemed
Corruptor-in-Chief, who still has the little issue of paying back the money as
indirectly ruled by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA). Notwithstanding other
monumental cockups executed by said Corruptor-in-Chief, he has the rare honour
of being named, by the Sunday Times, Mampara of the year for the third year
running. In a single year he has
engineered so many blunders and voiced infantile comments on various subjects
that he has made Julius Malema look like a more appealing leader to the
electorate. If we as the electorate have to stoop this low for a competent
individual to lead our country, God help us all!
Then, there are the unspoken
sport blunders of the Cricket and Rugby World Cups. What more can we say about our beloved
Proteas but use the familiar phrase……….CHOKERS! And we did it again in the
first test against England the other day. We need a new team compliment of 20
new players. So much has already been said about the Rugby world cup and that
dreaded word, TRANSFORMATION. But on the brighter side Heineken did the
honourable thing and fell on his sword before he was embarrassingly kicked out.
Kudos to him! Let’s hope 2016 will bring some serious change and with it
uncompromising success for the Springboks.
Overall, 2016 is predicted to be
an uphill battle, economically, politically and socially for the millions of
unemployed struggling South Africans, battling to make ends meet in 2015. The
only way we can change the course of our current path, is to vote wisely and
thoughtfully in the upcoming local elections and change our leadership with
more competent people who will consider our wellbeing as the vanguard of their
priorities.
Sterkte vir almal in die Nuwe Jaar.
