It seems that President Mbeki is being "recalled from office" by the ANC. According to reports, they have decided not to allow him to complete his term of office, which would have been next year.
Whatever the ANC's reasons may be, I can't help echoing the sentiments of the leader of the ACDP, to the effect that it would be nice to have a president who spends time here at home, sorting out our own problems, instead of one who spends so much of his time out of the country, sorting out everyone else's. In a way, I can't help feeling that he was running away from our own critical domestic issues. He seemed to be on his own mission, rather than the country's.
This is a country suffering under the yoke of severe poverty and unemployment, crime levels that most civilized countries wouldn't believe possible, HIV/Aids that he seemed to shy away from, and a crumbling infrastructure. To my mind he's been like the head of the family who is so devoted to his business and its image that his own family falls apart from neglect - and he hides behind denial and hyper-activity, rather than to have to face his domestic issues realistically.
Perhaps a little dose of reality has hit home for him now. It's not easy keeping a job in South Africa, is it Mr. President? However, I've no doubt you'll find it easier to find another one than the rest of us do.
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