Municipal elections 2016 – Focus on the DA

The Democratic Alliance (DA) are like titans fighting corruption within the government and private sector. The official opposition to the governing African National Congress (ANC). The DA is broadly defined as a centrist party. The DA can trace its roots back to 1959 as the founder of the anti-apartheid Progressive Party, with many name changes in between.

The former leader of the DA Helen Zille said that the party is reflective of the rich racial, linguistic and cultural heritage.” Today, that definition remains spot-on, and the current leader Mmusi Maimane continues to forge together the intensity of all peoples in South Africa.

The DA has exposed corruption over the past years by alerting the government to the arms deal, the oil gate scandal. The Chancellor House deal with Hitachi Africa and many other shady deals have been brought into the light.

Investment in infrastructure to stimulate growth and dependable service delivery to communities is what the DA will deliver. Permanent jobs can be created if conditions of the government remain corrupt free and are face lifted to serve the community.

Investment in a strong government will ensure that job creation is maintained. Corruption according to the DA chases away investors and keeps people poor.

While governing the Western Cape for the last five years, there is a tremendous improvement with service deliveries and the proven record that the DA does deliver on the end of corruption and job creation. People speak of creating a better life for all, and the DA are actually delivering on their promise.

A quality education is essential, according to Zille and will create the opportunity to obtain a decent job and the proper governance practiced in the Western Cape will be spread to all the other provinces of South Africa.

It is a known fact that the African National Congress (ANC), the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) all govern with communist ideology. While the DA and other minority parties within South Africa lean toward a capitalist strategy.

The urge toward a competent government remains the call for the people of the country. While the majority of people in South Africa remain uninformed of the facts between capitalism and socialism, the leaders of the political parties continue to manifest a perfect government if elected, and none have delivered. The DA party of South Africa stays committed to stamping out corruption.

Laura Oneale -  published South Africa Today – South Africa News

Municipal elections – focus on the ANC

The African National Party (ANC) are fervently campaigning to obtain as many votes as possible in the upcoming elections move into the final week. The ANC are in panic mode and have come to realize that the last 22 years of governing are finally showing signs of collapse. The last week of campaigning saw President Jacob Zuma criticize, demean and slander opposition parties. The ANC deems itself a force of national liberation but does not acknowledge the other political parties or the thousands of ordinary people who fought for freedom. 

The commitment of members is at an all-time low, and the ANC party has experienced a tremendous number of defectors. The dominant ruling party who gained more than two-thirds majority of votes in previous elections suffered a loss of three percent in the 2014 national election and a loss in the last municipal election held in 2011. The indication of another loss in this upcoming election is evident, based on the decline of good governance.

Corruption is the highest reason for the faithful members defecting to opposition parties or setting up their own political party. Many people who left the ANC support the claim that more could have been done for the citizens of South Africa. The inequality is a serious problem and the failure of providing essential services raised a concern. Many loyal members who were part of the ANC’s struggle for freedom are renouncing their support amidst the embarrassing scandals surrounding President Jacob Zuma. There are 783 charges of corruption against Zuma that may see the president have “his day in court.”

The ANC owe its victory to the tripartite alliance with the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). Without the support of both the SACP and COSATU, the ANC would not have succumbed triumphantly. High-ranking members of both SACP and COSATU hold senior positions within the ANC and have an influence on party policy and dialogue.

A significant disadvantage for the ANC was the structure by Zuma of a much larger administration than his predecessors, Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe. When Zuma took office, he was obliged to recompense the comrades who rescued him from prison. Thereby Zuma created rewarding positions in his cabinet, administration and state-controlled companies. This resulted in the Zuma management becoming too bulky.

The ANC rule is now severely being tested, and this upcoming election will determine how the mighty ANC is losing its powerful grip on the country.

Laura Oneale - published on  South Africa Today – South Africa News

Municipal elections 2016 – Focus on the EFF

Julius Malema leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is the man of the moment. The man that can change South Africa and bring peace, stability, and economic growth. Malema claims that now is the time for economic freedom. 

The EFF is currently the third largest party in South Africa and secured 6.35 percent in the 2014 National election. August 3, 2016, municipal elections will be the first time the EFF will participate and remain confident of securing a definite victory. The EFF is a party inspired by the socialist tradition and motivated by the Marxist revolutionary military captain Sankara.

The EFF have always criticized the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) citing that both parties have sold out the black people of the country to capitalism as cheap labor.

Julius Malema said after twenty-two years of democracy, black people were not free and remained trapped in poverty. The living conditions have deteriorated, and conditions are unhealthy. He said black people do not own land, have no homes and live a terrible life. According to Malema, black workers are still paid slave wages and work in dangerous conditions in the mines, farms, and other workplaces.

Twenty-two years marked the struggle to survive for most black people, trapped in debt and no financial freedom. Essential services are not provided in a broad spectrum of areas, and some do not have water. The education system has failed; the fishing communities do not have access to fishing rights. Racial discrimination still exists in the professional sectors and is subject to unequal treatment.
Women and children are subject to violent crimes including rape. People with disabilities are worse off now than ever before. Most notable is the land reform issue that is lagging behind while black people have lost their dignity.

Malema marked all the wrongs currently experienced in the country by the black people. No mention of white or other ethnic groups sufferings or indifference were cited. He stated that the policy of the party was to create positive change for his people.

Most importantly is to gain control of the economy and change policies to benefit the people of South Africa. Malema said that the EFF’s program is revolutionary. He believes a socialist system it is the only feasible strategy that will stop the suffering of the people.

Probably the first fundamental change is the expropriation of land without compensation and distribution to the disadvantaged people. Following will be the nationalization of mines, banks and any other sector they may deem necessary, again without compensation. While abolishing government tenders and providing free education, healthcare, houses, and sanitation are another commitment from Malema.

The only mention of white South Africans by Malema was the unfairness of earning which according to him, remain about six times more than black people. Malema went on to mention the racial discrimination based on race, gender and origin remained widespread among professional people.
The EFF will protect Zimbabwe from imperialist threats and sanctions. Malema said the EFF would cut ties with Botswana because of the US-based military hub and push for high internal reforms within that country.

Malema has a plan, a radical plan, to rebuild South Africa into a communist country and give the people what they want. The EFF will bring about the changes by implementing the land reform issues without compensation and will continue to restructure the taxation of companies to benefit the poor.

Laura Oneale  - published on South Africa Today – South Africa News

Today you are going to die – Cape Town children torture dogs VIDEO

It is one of the most shocking animal abuse cases, eight children aged between seven and 17 years, from Manenberg, Cape Town torture a dog. The children tell the dog that “today is the day you are going to die” and force the puppy into a fight with a Pitbull. After being severely attacked by the pitbull, the defenseless dog tries to get away, but the children grab the dog and continue on the mission of torture. They hang the pup in a tree, and throw rocks at the dying dog. 

The autopsy findings show that the dog suffered numerous fractures to its body before death, injuries present in the skin of the head indicate puncture wounds caused by a large dog bite. The front rostral section of the skull was crushed with hemorrhaging into the sinus and navel cavities. The liver was damaged due to a blunt force, probably from kicking. Excess fluid in the lungs indicated that the dog was still alive when thrown into the water.

A case has been opened and a social worker has been appointed to investigate the cruelty.

Warning the video is not for sensitive viewers.

Laura Oneale - published on South Africa Today – South Africa News

White Squatters face a forced removal by ANC

Sixty impoverished Afrikaners in Lydenburg face a forced-removal from their squatter camp by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) next week. The Boere gemeenskap Transvaal’s Leon Cronjé warns that the local municipality has given them only one week to move the sixty poor white people to another site -and they have no transport nor any place to move them to. 

The regime has not offered any alternative accommodation for these families – even though the law requires that they do so. The families include the elderly and chronically-ill people. The ANC is undertaking these forced removals of poor-white people all across the country. “These white internal refugees now have no place to go to, no transport if they could find a new place to flee to. Please help them in their fight to survive. ”

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Boere Gemeenskap Transvaal
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South Africa
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Cel :0736317914 Leon Cronjé
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