Saturday, March 5, 2016

South Africa Register to Vote



All over South Africa, voter registration kicked off this weekend and political parties were in top form. The gloves are off as parties try to gain membership by promising a better future for all. What is hilarious is some of the posts on social media. Of course, the die-hards defending the ruling African National Party (ANC) performed outrageously at some stations.
There were many posts informing people not to be ignorant or selfish and not to lose site of the lack of vision and unity that might lead the majority back into apartheid, calling all to vote for the ANC.
 It is a pity people have a vision of honesty and move away from the past.

The official opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA) as usual remained dignified and called for people to vote for change. Change that would benefit all South Africans and changes that would lead to economic prosperity. I actually believe the DA is a party that delivers on promises made and the recent release of the Government Performance Index report found that 12 out of the 20 best run municipalities in the country are governed by the DA. In contrast to this, the worst 20 performing municipalities are all governed by the ANC.

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Actions speak louder than words. Promises made are often not kept, well most of the time and the gullible people vote for the ruling party merely because they cannot vision a better future under an honest government. I think the corruption, tender fraud and other criminal aspects happening within government today are the most challenging problems and people have become accustomed to the wrong way of life. 

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