OPINIONISTA: The best in the ANC lack all conviction; the worst are full of passionate intensity

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OPINIONISTA: The best in the ANC lack all conviction; the worst are full of passionate intensity By Sello Lediga

Last Sunday I had a chat with my friend, and as usual, when the conversation drifted towards politics I repeated the tired mantra that the problem with Africa was its leadership.No broer, there is nothing wrong with African leaders. The problem is with African citizens who allow themselves to be abused and have proved to be perennial fools. Instead of taking responsibility, they return these greedy and corrupt leaders to power in every election. Look at Zim.

The reality of the matter is that the ruling party is so fractured and weak that it does not morally deserve to be governing this country at this juncture. The people of this country demand a capable and united government, not factions permanently at war with each other to the detriment of the state, as the Reserve Bank episode demonstrated.

There are two things that must happen. First, the best in the ANC must awake from their slumber and reclaim the party of Oliver Tambo from the political thugs who continue to run it from Luthuli House. Unfortunately, this appears very unlikely at this juncture. While Ramaphosa and his Cabinet strut the globe seeking foreign investment to grow the economy, Magashule and his tribe are re-capturing the organisation after Nasrec.

In fact, they are so desperate it is alleged they are planning to remove their anti-corruption Thuma Mina president at the 2020 National General Council, an unlikely place for a party putsch. The march by MKMVA to Luthuli House represents the first shot in an impending brutal battle for the soul of the ANC.

The greatest indictment in this scenario should go to the thousands of well-meaning ANC cadres who, while they led the struggle for liberation, are now helplessly and uselessly scattered in a plethora of social media groups daily condemning the scoundrels who run their party, instead of taking responsibility.

 

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Conviction for good is motivated by moral values, principles & willingness for selfless sacrifices in service of country. Passion for bad is driven by trauma of poverty, materialism, greed & willingness to do whatever it takes to enrich one’s self. The latter is easier to feed.

The article is loaded with biasness. A good reading for those who belong to a particular faction of the ANC

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