Don't be fooled by political parties' glossy bible-size manifestos and don't you fall for their populist rhetoric about land, African foreign nationals and economic silver bullets, writesBy now, you have received your Independent Electoral Commission confirmation SMS, saying, hooray, you are a registered voter.
In their manifestos, they trumpet the virtues of human dignity, the sanctity of life and the urgency of the services which they and they alone can deliver. The whole lot of them say they love you with a love so revolutionary, you would never understand. What they mean is that they have never cared more for your votes.
My fellow compatriots, in these last few weeks before the elections, be wary of the manifestos behind the manifestos.Behind and betwixt the 'let's grow South Africa manifesto' of the ANC, lies its other manifesto called, the 'nine wasted years', also coined by some of its leaders.
Although Pravin Gordhan is neither an angel nor the paragon of virtue that he is sometimes made out to be in some sections of the media, the EFF's strenuous efforts to turn Gordhan into the new Zuma have so far failed to gain traction. Nor have they managed the Ramaphoria with the same astuteness with which they stemmed the tide of the Zunami.My dear South African voters, have mercy on Inkatha Freedom Party.
Last but not least, the lists. Some parties could not help but abuse the privilege given to them by our antiquated electoral system, by including a number of questionable characters in the list of names submitted to the IEC for inclusion in the Provincial and National Assemblies. This is one of the earliest and clearest indications of what the political parties will do with the trust invested in them.
ProfTinyiko Couldn't you find worse pictures of the candidates. Brother Julius looks like he's about to betray Jesus.
ProfTinyiko Mali-Infestos as to manifestos
ProfTinyiko Left to right: 'What, we will go to court', 'Surprised, I did not know that. I will get back to you.', 'I will say what I want, there is nothing you can do about it'. People look to these for the future of SA, a lost hope. This bunch wants SA to stay divided, it gives them power
ProfTinyiko Looks like a criminal line up, how can the rest of the world want to invest in our 'abundance' when we have clear and present danger represented by the people in this manifesto, all they do is lie, steal, kill and repeat!
ProfTinyiko If voting was based on the looks of the presidential candidate, I would abstain in the election.
ProfTinyiko I'm going with malema 😊
ProfTinyiko Kuzoba lit 👌🏾
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