@ President Thabo Mbeki
“Yes ANC leaders must seriously consider resigning given the party’s poor economic performance and subsequent November 2026 electoral performance.”
SA and Zimbabwe are only separated by a river, Limpopo River, which is nothing especially during the dry season when water levels drops to a few inches deep and the current a gentle few metres per second. And yet the two countries heading for two totally different political and economic destinations worlds apart!
The two countries have suffered from the same afflictions corrupt and incompetent leaders wasting the nation’s resources in ill advanced policies and, wasteful of all, greed and political patronage. What has differentiate SA from Zimbabwe is that the former has a robust political system that has held leaders to democratic account. Zimbabwe’s political system is so weak and feeble leaders have always done as they damn well please.
One thing can be said about SA elections since the end of Apartheid in 1994 - the elections have been free, fair and credible. ANC has always commanded majority in all the elections since 1994 to become the ruling party. The party lost its majority for the first time in 2024 and forced to go into a coalition. The recent local elections saw the party lose even more popular support. The party’s leaders are talking of resigning to allow for meaningful renewal! None of these would ever happen in Zimbabwe! None!
Zanu PF rigged the 1980 elections, voters were told if the party did not win the bush war would continue. Of course, the people voted to end the war. As soon as the party got into office Mugabe left no stone unturned to consolidate the party’s iron grip on power. The 1983 to 1987 Gukurahundi massacre was to force PF Zapu to join Zanu PF and clear the way for the imposition of a de facto one-party, Zanu PF, dictatorship and rig elections.
In March 2008 Zanu PF was pressured by SADC to hold free and fair elections. When Mnangagwa and Chiwenga realised that Zanu PF was heading for defeat, they took over ZEC’s duties and wrestled power from the MDC and to punish the people for having dared to reject Zanu PF.
Whilst ANC leaders have remained committed to democratic accountability Zanu PF thugs have remained committed to the ethos Zanu PF has the divine right to govern and they would use wanton violence if necessary to impose this right!
Whereas ANC leaders are talking about resigning before their elected term, next elections are due in 2029. Mnangagwa and his Zanu PF cronies not only rigged the 2023 elections but have already passed CAB3 to extend their stay in power beyond 2028 when the next elections were due.
SA leaders accept democratic accountability. Zanu PF leaders have doubled down to resist democratic accountability. A subtle difference and yet it is the reason why SA has hope for change for the better and we have none, land the two nations poles apart.
@ Sekeblackman
ReplyDelete"Do yu have evidence or yu are hallucinating. Usangorota."
What did I say for which you want me to produce evidence? That Operation Mavhotera Papi happened? Or that Chiwenga and Mnangagwa were the ringleaders of Operation Mavhotera Papi?
Nincompoops like you do not want the truth to be said and so you dismiss it as hallucinating. After 46 years of blundering from pillar to post, you still refuse to open your eyes and mind to the reality that Chiwenga is just another dictator! Fcuk me! Hupenzi inyama yegakava.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBEJ2CW13ZE
ReplyDelete“Yes ANC leaders must seriously consider resigning given the party’s poor economic performance and subsequent November 2026 electoral performance.” commented President Thambo Mbeki.
SA leaders accept democratic accountability. Zanu PF leaders have doubled down to resist democratic accountability. A subtle difference and yet it is the reason why SA has hope for change for the better and we have none; the two nations poles apart.
https://x.com/i/broadcasts/2aWjYypaLqBjQn
ReplyDeleteMnangagwa justified why his stay in office must be extended beyond 2028 - he was doing such a great job of delivering economic prosperity, turning the nation into an upper middle income by 2030 The so-called vision 2030. He must be allowed to stay the additional 2 years to deliver vision. 2030.
If it should become increasing clear that vision 2030 is a mirage, a lie, will Mnangagwa scrap CAB3 so that 2028 elections can go ahead?
It is a slap in the face that Zanu PF rigged the 2023 elections, forced the nation to accept CAB3 on the basis he will deliver vision 2030 only for vision 2030 to turnout to be a lie!