Much has been written and discussed about the
latest Guptagate revelations. While browsing through the weekend newspapers, the
Guptagate saga took precedence over any other local or international story that
was worthy of being published. Claims of attempted “State Capture” by the
Gupta-Zuma alliance, affectionately named “Zupta” by the enfant terrible, has raised
considerable interest across various sectors of South African Society. The fear
of South Africa turning into a kleptocracy, and in the process our economy
being trashed with a downgrade to “Junk Status” by global rating agencies, was
a very real threat for every South African struggling to make ends meet in our
already dodgy economic climate.
The impact of political uncertainty has already
affected interest rates, costs of energy, food, and basic daily living
standards. The lack of effective leadership culminating in factional fighting
within the ANC and the Tripartite Alliance, has caused reverberations
internationally and has discouraged any possible foreign investment this country
so desperately needs. A review by Moody’s rating agency with an
expected downgrade will seal our economic fate and render our investment potential
as toxic by international investors. The
repercussions of this will be felt for the next 5 to 10 years, with very little
potential for real economic growth. Can we seriously afford to have a
government with a ruling party whose leaders are embarrassingly incompetent,
corrupt and utterly out of tune with the expectations of the electorate. Do
they have any inclination of what they have wrought on the populace in their
last 5 years of national rule?
The general consensus for our continuous path of
downward spiral is the cause of one man and one man only, this being our
esteemed Commander-in-Thief himself. The corrupt relationship he enjoys with
dodgy businessmen and their attempt of absolute state capture through this
relationship is blatant for the world to see. Although the call for his
impeachment and recall, from all South Africans is overwhelming, the ANC leadership seems somewhat unperturbed. While there are some dissenting voices within the party and
the Tripartite Alliance, this has proven not to be enough for the NEC to
act on the public’s outcry for a recall of Mshiniwam. That said, Mshiniwam will emerge much stronger than before. Considering his arrogance, this will undoubtedly
give him the impression that he is untouchable, with all-encompassing
powers over state, party and parliament. But, history has proven to unmask the self-proclaimed
untouchables, and it would be just a matter of time before the Nkandla Crooner
makes that one fatal mistake that would eventually bring the curtain down on
his illustrious criminal career, and as the leading Corruptor-in-Thief. I think we
as the public should be patient and allow the corrupted one to slowly tighten
the noose around his neck and eventually hang himself through his own arrogance
and self-indulgence. We wait with bated breath.....
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