For many of us, there are pivotal events which trigger thought processes that lead to ideas that lead to action. For me, one of those moments came when I looked at this picture of this child. I was first devastated, then angry. I’m still angry.
My outrage around Lumka’s death was one of the first pieces of a puzzle that came together in June. I had lasted voted ANC when I put my mark next to Thabo Mbeki’s name in 2004 as I had done in 1999. I voted for Helen Zille in 2009 and Mamphela Ramphele in 2014. That’s an outrageous statement, so let me explain my thinking. If these people were competent, they would be able to step into employment in the private sector and earn as much as they do in Parliament as MPs. Ask yourself how many of our MPs are in a position to do that?
Today, 10 people in Parliament would be able to cover the most critical portfolio committees — Finance, Health, Education, Police, Trade and Industry, Public Enterprises, Energy, Public Service, Labour — while playing a watching brief over the other ministries as well.
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