Today saw the launch of “MyANC.org”, a website aimed at promoting their agendas online. I get the impression that the marketing geniuses at the ANC saw what happened with Obama and thought: “Obama’s blackish and so is Jacob Zuma. This will totally work for us!”
Let’s look into the past 15 years of ANC “democratic” rule:
1) AIDS-Denial: For the past 15 years the general ANC agenda has been that HIV does not actually cause AIDS. Considering everyone else in the entire world thinks we’re idiots as a result it’s been great work on behalf of the ANC. A string of health ministers including Nkosozana Dlamini-Zuma and then Manto Tshabalala-Msimang have essentially spent the last 15 years in an alcoholic stupor supporting the idea that beetroot solves the issue of AIDS. Add to the fact that the ANC president told the world that a shower could protect you from AIDS.
2) On the topic of people like Dlamini-Zuma and Tshabalala-Msimang the ANC has a hallow history of promoting the most incompetent and conveniently ignoring people that should have been fired. Most of our ministers are corpulent, slow witted and generally incompetent. In the real world when you make mistakes in your job you get fired or not promoted but with the ANC you get promoted for wasting as much money as possible and for ruining the name of our country as thoroughly as you can.
3) Another great milestone of the past 15 year ANC rule is that of vastly falling standards of education. Not only has our well spoken but flawed Minister of Education given us a style of teaching that most of the world is moving away from but she’s put little emphasis on training teachers and improving metrics such as the matric pass rate. No education means no jobs, which leads to poverty and ultimately crime.
4) By denying the Zimbabwe crisis and supporting the likes of Robert Mugabe the South African government has isolated us from the general international community and has led to major issues in our economy. Not only has it made us look ridiculous but it has also led to the Xenophobic violence that occurred in early 2008.
5) The current leadership of the ANC is highly flawed in my opinion. Let’s be honest, a possibly fraud committing individual who has a primary school level of education is debatably capable of running an entire country. Charm does not equal capability! Add to the list the likes of Julius Malema that is, a highly troubled young man, then you’ve got a major leadership issue. In the past 15 years we’ve seen incompetence ten-fold. Let’s be realistic: if you were a freedom fighter in the struggle against the oppressive apartheid government does that make you even a mediocre politician? I think (and have been shown for the past 15 years) not.
6) That brings us to the issue of crime! Considering how the ANC has (not necessarily) created (but done little to stop) a country with the highest crime rate in the world… there might be a problem!
Let’s move on to the website though:
On the front page there’s a message from ANC President Jacob Zuma where he mentions that: “Our constitution, inspired by the vision of the Freedom Charter unites a nation of many languages and significant cultural, religious and socio economic diversity. We have to work together to weave the threads that will see us celebrating a nation which is non racial, non-sexist and democratic – a nation that is dedicated to pushing back the frontiers of poverty.” Frankly I call bullshit on this and these are not any of the priorities of the ANC and haven’t been for the past 15 years.
On the website it talks about the ANC’s priorities including “Creating Employment, Eradicating Poverty, Education, Health, Crime and Rural Development.” Each of these segments have explanations of how the ANC is going to go about solving these issues. Now riddle me this: if the ANC hasn’t been able to solve or even alleviate not one of these issues then why on earth would voting them in again allow them to solve these issues?
The ANC has missed the point of the entire website though. The aim is to create something social and they’ve failed here as well. You can get updates via SMS about the ANC but you have to pay R1.50 per sms, something most of the ANC constituency cannot even afford! I foresee the first person that makes a negative comment about the ANC being moderated before anyone can actually see anything. Rather than engaging with people about what they want from their government and probably taking criticism the ANC has missed the point entirely. The concept of being able to download ANC wallpaper is a trend from 1994, ironically the year of the first election.
I’m actually happy though, this is going to polarise more people against the ANC and create even more negative sentiment to a bunch of people that deserve only our contempt for the past 15 years.
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Jacob Zuma has been found innocent on the charge of rape and you really should not call him a rapist.
ANC is going to lead this country no matter what viva ANC
Hi Saul,
We would like to respond to your post on the myANC site. While we may disagree with some of your opinions, we’re glad you’re engaging in the political debate, which is vital for a healthy democracy.
No party, or government, is perfect – it has to do the best it can with the resources available, taking into account the different needs of all our peoples. The majority of South Africans believed, and still believe, that the ANC under the leadership of Jacob Zuma is the best party that can take South Africa forward, addressing both the rich and the poor, and rebuild our country after decades of inequality.
While your opinions expressed in this blog range from the debatable to the outright slanderous, that is the rough and tumble of politics. We would, however, like to address specific points about the myANC Website, and what the ANC is trying to achieve.
The SMS notification of ANC news costs R1.50 to register (a charge levied by the network operator and service provider, not by the ANC) after which subscribers to the service get the SMS updates of ANC news free. We have amended our site to make this more clear.
The ANC will not be “censoring” comments on the myANC forum – we are very aware that the Internet is about conversations, and know that we will get both positive and negative comments. We will only remove comments if they are unacceptable in terms of racism, sexism, incitement to violence or other hate speech.
Hey Senzi
Thanks for commenting on my blog. I think we should agree to disagree on the issue of how my comments are slanderous so I won’t deal with that.
What I would like to touch on is the issue of how you think Jacob Zuma will be the best President for South Africa? Senzi, I hope and pray that you are correct and we can emerge from this difficult time as a united nation. However, the mans record is hardly a clean slate and a large amount of his supporters are hardly the nicest people in the world.
I’m just not sure how you justify how Zuma being the best choice?
Hi Senzi
Could you please explain how JZ could possibly be the best candidate the ANC has to offer?! It’s pretty crazy! After I saw the inauguration of Barck Obama today, I felt even more ashamed of our country’s leadership and especially the ANC’s leadership. No dancing/screaming, etc. – just a great statesman speaking great sense… If you vote for the ANC you are either 1) Ignorant and/or dumb 2) Getting something out of them – like Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Motlanthe and hopefully you too!
Hi Theo
I cant agree with you more I mean either way most of the people who support JZ are either dumb or ignorant all they need is to see thier Celebrity President being President of this country , Pity the leadership of this country under JZ is going nowhere , dont they atleast have someone to replace that man . I mean hello South Africa is heading absolutely nowhere with this people and particularly ANC , AINT YOU GUYS TIRED AND GIVE OTHERS CHANCE , MINA I am coping and I think I will encourage other young South Africans my age to COPE
Hi! Connito, i’m sorry to tell you that, you are top in the least of dum and ignorant…kindly be assured, i do not however mean to insult you but simply say in response to your foolish ignorant utterance…”AINT YOU GUYZ TIRED AND GIVE OTHERS A CHANCE”…HOW OLD ARE YOU?…this aint childs play, be informed that the very same COPE leadership that you take pride of, has been the driving force of the ANC and Government for the past 15 years, could it by any chance occur in your dumb mind that you should be asking them the same question you are posing to the African National Congress…and for the ANC, the long walk that was initiated by our great leaders is yet not over, the struggle continues and ANC will not rest until its mandate is fulfilled…Regards!
Howzt? Theo, allow me to fisrt refer you to my response to Connito, forgive me for I have failed to include you i was suppose to have beaten two birds with one stone. Theo, how do you define a great statesman…our very own great leader, the first black president in this counter used to dance, if you remember the “Madiba Jive” we did not take any offence on that & he never lost not even a single bit of his stature…how he JZ became the best candidate that the ANC offers, well a democratic process that saw JZ being the prefferd candidate took place in Polkwane, December 2008, to shed more light in this regard, the policies and principles of the African National Congress have always encouraged the cares of the movement to always respect such processes and in an ideal world i’m sure that would have been easily maintained and respected. JZ is not guilty of anything thus far, hence it becomes a shame situation when you find people like yourself who claim to see and know better as to how best our country be led and yet are unable to respect what seem to be small yet critical matters that help shape the country. I therefore suggest that you first deal with your own bigotry, feel ashamed of yourself for you are unable to be the change you want to see in your country…The court of law must decide not you Theo, the only best thing you can do is to learn to respect such processes…as for Connito, the leadership of this country is going somewhere under the leadership of Jacob Zuma and it wont be the first time in case you didnt know. I see that you are quite interested in the political dynamics that have characterized the second layer of our struggle…in light of that I only wish to say, just expand your horizon, create more space, seek to apply wisdom and common sense whenever you wish to satisfy your curiosity. Further more please join African National Congress and buy in to the theme “TOGETHER WE CAN DO MORE”…thus far it remains the only political organization that has the interest of the people of South Africa something that is not a simple task but a great responsibility…MY ANC, MY VISION, MY FUTURE…VOTE ANC!
Solilwela…
It frustrates me how you bring it down to a race thing. While you are correct in saying that JZ hasn’t been convicted but I do not want to have a leader who has any stain against his name. Being proven innocent in a court of law doesn’t equal innocence automatically. This isn’t about race ultimately. If a purple skinned presidential candidate had corruption charges against him I would be reticent to have him potentially run the country.
Dear Saulk,
“OUR VERY OWN GREAT LEADER, THE FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT” my friend, i tender my cencere apology should it be the case that you have taken any offence in the line quoted above or ihave by any chance brought our rich subject to a race issue…i am truly sorry. Equally to that,I must make mention of the fact that, he marked that “ERA” when Brenda Fassie wrote a song about our Black President, i do not think in this day and age, ones take on that would be that its a racial agenda…no! my friend, no! no! no!…when the media reffers to Obama along the same lines, i do not think the idea is to promote the racial agenda…the context should put you in a position to grasp ones intention or the meaning & not just jump to wild conclusions.
Saul, allegations does not equal guilt and furthermore, a stain against your name is not a qualification for one to be crucified.
Your animosity towards the African National Congress should not stain you for that would not assist i building a positive future for our country.
like it or not, my friend the ANC led government has its merits that people like you need to acknowledge as much as you do with its demerits.
Just so you know, in reality within the ANC, leaders come and go and the African National Congress remains, so never ever make a mistake of reducing African National Congress to be a character or a figure, it will always be the ANC that leads…just join the African Ntional Congress & be a mechanich that seeks to strengthen the force in a positive way than to long for its destruction…”TOGETHER WE CAN DO MORE”
although i am loyal member of anc i think statement of our leader comrade malema is affecting directly as he is now attacking mrs pandor,so mr malema due to my respect please lets not fight each other,yes we understand the situation of tut but dont you think ambarrasing publicly is wrong especially for comrade pandor?peace comrade pls!!!
Revolutionary greetings, Cde. Dipuo.
Cde. what you are saying is truly a matter of concern…Cde. Malema is our president as the African National Congress Youth League and we respect that. I believe that it is also within our reach as the young lions of this movemen t to express our views openely within our political platforms withregard to his bad behavior. Remeber Cde. that we have mandated our leadership to represent our views not to abuse the power we have bestowed upon them. The branches of the ANC Youth League have the absolute power to engage in this issue & take it further. I must tell you the truth, as much as i like him or his militancy at times, i often feel ashamed of his slanderous utterances for they do not serve to credit him with the proper popularity we would wish to see.
During our door to door campains we often find ourselves in a situation where we satnd to defend him in view of justifying the trail of damage he is causing & that i must tell you continues to drain our strength because you can feel the burden of unnecessary work.
In any case, we are standing firm due to the fact that we love our ANC.
“LEADERS WILL COME AND GO…ANC REMAINS”…let us simply learn our lesson and gradually work on the mechanisms within our reach and in line with our principle to remedy the internal ills and viruses that will eventually kill our organization.
“MY ANC, MY VISION, MY FUTURE”
the anc will win the elections shame to those who will lose viva anc viva
ANC my future,viva ANC viva
Revolutionary greetings
I hope u-Prince Mashale whereever he is will take no offence on my greeting with the word “REVOLUTIONARY” after he publicly said on National TV that the youth of today is discarding such words in its modern understanding…saying such belongs to the past…please correct me if i’m wrong…i felt sorry for him i’m telling the truth.
Counter revolutionary forces still exist and are part of of daily life, which makes it more relevant and common even nowadays to hear such words.
“But then I slowly saw that not only was I not free, but my brothers and sisters were
not free. I saw that it was not just my freedom that was curtailed4, but the freedom of everyone who looked like I did. That is when I joined the African National Congress, and that
is when the hunger for my own freedom became the greater hunger for the freedom of my
people”…
“When I walked out of prison, that was my mission, to liberate the oppressed and the
oppressor both. Some say that has now been achieved. But I know that is not the case. The
truth is that we are not yet free; we have merely achieved the freedom to be free, the right
not to be oppressed. We have not taken the final step of our journey, but the first step on a
longer and even more difficult road. For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but
to live in a way that respects and enhances6 the freedom of others. The true test of our
devotion to freedom is just beginning”….by our very own Cde. Rolihlahla Mandela.
If we are unable to draw an understanding in these words, then i’m sorry to say we are in trouble, that includes Prince Mashale.
Lastly, i cant rest without truly sayin, some of us take pride in leaders like Cde. Vuyiswa Tulelo, she is truly an articulate and a shrewd visionary which she serves to reflect truly that the ANC Youth League is a preparatory school for quality future leaders of the ANC, and our cadres should never lose sight of that…with many YOUTH LEADERS LIKE HAER, OUR AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS HAS A BRIGHT..BRIGHT..FUTURE….MY ANC, MY VISION, MY FUTURE…VOTE ANC!
Morethan ever before, the ANC needs all the dedicated cdres…
we now know that morethan 6 opposition parties have secretely signed a pact to forman an unholy alliance & counter revolutionary coalition to combine their minority votes to try and unseat our African National Congress in government…
There is only 1 remedy to this sinister & hypocritical motives…its an overwhelming 2/3 majority vote in the forthcoming 2009 elections…a minimum of 70% election victory is our target…to avoid this calamity aimed at regressing our democratic gains whilst perpetuating an allegiance to a few elite class at the expense of the poor masses…
The responsibility of all deducated cadres, is to commit, canvas & campaign for the African Nationa Congress like never before..”TOGETHER WE CAN DO MORE”
Share this with your fellow cadres to ensure the overwhelming victory of the African National Congress in the 2009 elections.
” MY ANC, MY VISION MY FUTUTR”…i vote ANC!…do you?
My next blog post should be: “Where does Solilwela get their crack from”. You need to stop with the party rhetoric and maybe for once in your life contemplate who and what you are voting for. Open your eyes
Revolutionary greetings Dr. Saulk!
I see u’re still suffering from bigotry and animosity towards the African National Congress..
“IF U CANT BEAT THEM..JOIN THEM”…ever heared of that Dr. SaulK…?
African National Congress is not goin anywhere…it is MY ANC, MY VISION, MY FUTURE…please get that through what seem 2 be your thick skull…
Dr. SaulK, thanx for ure “DIAGNOSIS” and ure “PRESCRIPTION”…i will sure…sure…sure…stretch my eyez wiiidddeee open just for you my friend…i bet i will still see my African National Congress as My Vision and as My Future, with “Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Mhlangabezwa Zuma as our President…just as “MADIBA”
For you Doc. just get over ureself and learn to b progressive…i prescribe that you JOIN AND VOTE ANC..
Ayoba ANC, siyabangena and bazogcwala ngoGedleyihlekisa on the 22nd April….
I renew my membership card and pay the organisers fail to give me card is 3mnths frustration. Rev. Phetlhe diepsloot
It is true that we wait for our membership card unrtil they re expired. It is also very difficult to explain this to ordinary members of the ANC down there. Please do something.
REVOLUTIONARY GREETINGS TO ALL THE PROGRESSIVE FORCES…MAY THE GODS OF OUR REVOLUTION KEEP YOU IN ONE PIECE…LONG LIVE THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS.
Revolutionery greetings to all progressive forces.I would like to congradulate our leadership in government on their decesion to deny dalai lama visa, base on our economical relationship we have with china . by the way tibet is not reconised in china what will SA be saying to china the last but not least the Economic Meltdown
anc please do something for us since4 1994 we are still living in the ghetos un til today but we are voting anc ken 4rm :south africa
:gauteng
:ekurhuleni east
:daveyton
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:baselona
Revolutionary greetingz once again my fellow progressive forces.
A thought on the Cabinet…i simply said “IT’S LIKE A MARRIAGE MADE IN HEAVEN”…the beauty of the cadres of CHANGE….still “MY ANC…MY VISION…MY FUTURE”…all the best to the soldiers the hope and pride of our people…the Struglle Continues!
ey is cde keep it up