ANC is PND

Once the "African National Congress", presently the "African National Circus", it's time to admit that it has become the "Post Nelson Debacle".

It's hardly fair to call it a "circus", because although it's resplendent with convincing clowns, a circus is a professional, well-organized operation, generally safe for the public.

It's not enough that the PND populates too many ministerial posts on the Jobs-For-Old-Comrades system, irrespective of their honesty or ability to function in those posts, but the system of floor-crossings makes a mockery of democracy. We, the electorate, haven't a clue, when we vote, to which Party our representative will ultimately belong. It promotes the cause of the professional politician rather than representatives of the people.

Service Delivery is pure fantasy. (Probably one of the few "purities" in government!) I find it sad that so many of our people who suffer the most from the lack of service delivery and the corruption involved in the process, still vote in terms of historic loyalties instead of opting for performance-based results. In their defense, who could they vote for? (To the best of my knowledge, Leon Schuster hasn't taken up the challenge of starting his own party yet....)

IF ONLY the people of Trevor Manuel's calibre would break away and form their own party, we'd all have someone to vote for on the basis of performance.

The ANC reminds me somewhat of Bafana Bafana. They made a big splash when the new democracy was born, then failed to deliver from then on. They have their moments, but perhaps both of them are more concerned about personal careers and personal enrichment than in the cause of the team and their supporters.