The future of South Africa is uncertain

Pabalelo Mabilo of Praktiseer writes:

When we look at the South Africa of today we ask ourselves whether this is what the late Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, Steven Bantu Biko, the founding fathers of the ANC, UK law graduate Pixley ka Isaka Seme and celebrated journalist John Langalibalele Dube fought for.

With no intention to distort the purpose of the liberation struggle and its aims, but what we witness today is completely opposite from what the abovementioned intellectuals have fought for. Comradeship without solid educational background usually results in absence of rational and discerning approach to matters.

Adv Thuli Madonsela once again did a sterling job to clean the SABC of its unbecoming and unthinkable occurrences by among others, findings to state that Hlaudi Motsoeneng has misled the government about his qualifications.

Motsoeneng is a chief operations officer of SABC without his grade 12, a basic requirement and he admitted to it. This places the president, Jacob Zuma’s administration in the spotlight, the Bible speaks of one of the most powerful administrators of all time in the palace of king Nebuchnezar, Daniel, who was honest, diligent, disciplined and most importantly ensured order in the king’s affairs at all times.

Perhaps politicians should be taught about governance and character substance before they are thrown too deep into politics as it is known as “the dirty game” before they appear in public to discuss public matters. Xolela Mangcu, a globally renowned political analyst, has coined a concept of deployment “amandla functionaries” and that deployment system leads South Africa to a chaotic state as long as merits are still being disregarded over comradeship.

If only voters can vote based on a party’s substance and not historical tales, then parties will understand that ruling isn’t a right but a privilege.