Helen Zille tries to destroy confidence in a Zuma led South Africa
Posted on March 17th, 2009 by Richard Catto 4,258 views
Helen Zille is a desperate politician.
Desperate for power, yet with the chance of that happening during her reign as leader of the Democratic Alliance practically zero, she has made some last ditch desperate attempts to increase her chances. Recently the aging politician has had her image professionally made over. She now looks like she’s 60 going on 30. This rather plain woman has never looked this good in her life. At the age of 58, she has finally discovered how to use make up to look fresh and vibrant, and even attractive.
The DA has also finally decided to appeal to the New Internet Age voter and recently scurried to roll out a BuddyPress (a derivative of the popular WordPress blogging platform) powered web site where supporters can volunteer online to the re-election cause of the DA.
The DA has also invited local Cape Town bloggers to hear their drivel and hopefully blog positively about how the DA is going to herald in a new better South Africa, IF ONLY they win the election.
Well we all know that is not going to happen. Even Helen Zille knows that. She knows it with such a certainty that she is willing to use as much of her political influence as possible to attempt to destroy foreign confidence in a South Africa led by Jacob Zuma. This is completely counter-productive.
This is truly revealing. It shows how little patriotism she truly possesses. She is willing to sabotage South Africa if she doesn’t get in.
In an interview she gave to The Telegraph, a British newspaper, she had the following to say:
“This election is about whether South Africa is going to be a successful democracy or a failed state.”
Baloney, Helen. This election is about the very survival of the Democratic Alliance and your personal political career. The last election saw the demise of the New National Party when it became clear that it had lost the support of its electorate. The Democratic Alliance could follow suit this April 22 when South Africa votes in the next general election, although I doubt that will happen. Either way, whether the DA gains or loses ground, they won’t win.
South Africa has weathered the storms of many administrations that were less than perfect. Jacob Zuma is not going to trash South Africa’s economy, but Zille’s bitter statement could hurt us.
A politician that wishes to become known as a statesman strives to work for the good of all, not just for their own petty ambitions. It doesn’t look like Zille will be counted among these great men and women.
Tags: ANC, COPE, DA, Helen Zille, Jacob Zuma, South African politics
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Zuma sacks Rasool in order to win the Western Cape for the ANC in 2009
Posted on July 24th, 2008 by Richard Catto 1,233 views
“The decision to remove Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool was partly to enable the ANC to win the province next year” – Jacob Zuma
Due to divisions in the ANC party over Ebrahim Rasool’s premiership of the Western Cape, Zuma (president of the ANC party) has decided to remove Rasool and replace him with Lynne Brown.
“That is why we have taken these measures to ensure that the ANC in the Western Cape is properly geared to deal with the challenges of elections. It is that part that would have informed the decision that has been taken.”
Zuma has denied that Rasool’s axing as well as that of Eastern Cape Premier Nosimo Balindlela are part of a purge of political opponents although both of them opposed Zuma in last year’s Polokwane election that saw Thabo Mbeki ousted as party president.
What is your reaction to this? Do you feel that Zuma is shoring up the ANC’s chances of winning the Western Cape in next year’s election? Leave your comment below.
Tags: ANC, Ebrahim Rasool, Jacob Zuma, Lynne Brown, Western Cape
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Why Jacob Zuma will be a good president of South Africa
Posted on June 25th, 2008 by Richard Catto 2,072 views
One reason so far: Zuma is not following in the troubled footsteps of Thabo Mbeki in respect of Zimbabwe.
Zuma refuses to unconditionally support Mugabe’s failed regime, and is instead calling for urgent intervention in an "out of control" Zimbabwe.
So, that’s good, right?
I think people need to keep an open mind towards Zuma. I instinctively feel he won’t disappoint us, if we trust him to lead us.
Jacob Zuma is not another Thabo Mbeki and that is a very good thing.
Tags: Jacob Zuma, Robert Mugabe, Thabo Mbeki, Zimbabwe
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The Irony of South African politics where killers walk free and talkers get fried
Posted on June 25th, 2008 by Richard Catto 1,351 views
Julius Malema and Zwelinzima Vavi are being taken very seriously by many South Africans and the South African Human Rights Commission for using evocative language recently.
"Oh no!", they are being told, "you can’t tell us you’re willing to shoot and kill for Zuma! That’s very naughty and we demand that you retract your utterances within 14 days or we shall become very angry."
Please. Give me a fucking break.
Who gives a shit?
South Africa is the same country that gave amnesty to the APLA gang who shot up the St. James Church in the massacre of July 1993 and followed that up with a shooting spree at The Heidelberg pub in Observatory, Cape Town.
We let actual killers and murderers walk free. They didn’t make any speeches about killing – they just went and actually did it.
And we let them walk.
Now, we are supposed to work up some angst over a couple of politicians who chose to express their sentiments of loyalty (for another politician) in fighting language?
Sorry, but I can’t take you seriously.
First go and lock up the real killers. The guys who killed the people at St. James, The Heidelberg, and the killers of Amy Biehl and then we’ll talk.
Until then, you are a clanging hollow drum that is becoming increasingly stupid and annoying.
Tags: Amy Biehl, Jacob Zuma, Julius Malema, St. James massacre, Zwelinzima Vavi
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