ANC circus is doing serious damage to SA's prospects

05 September 2016 - 10:07 By The Times Editorial

Expect anything and everything today from the ANC. It is now an open secret that chaos has taken over in the oldest former liberation organisation as it leaps from one crisis to another almost every day if not every hour.This morning we expect the same as disgruntled youth league members plan a march on the party's headquarters.As we have seen the events of last Friday when youth league leaders from Tshwane disrupted a press conference by the #OccupyLuthuliHouse grouping, the ANC is hurting badly at all fronts.Since when does the ANC need protection from its members? This suggests it is in a free fall and the centre can no longer hold.What is troubling though, is that factional fights affect South Africans.This ongoing spat between ministers has taken our economy to yet another low level.We are convinced our leaders are more concerned about themselves than us.South Africa today needs mature leaders who can cut to the chase and not seek to please vested interests at the expense of the nation.Zuma is presiding over a failed cabinet. He presides over a divided organisation and is fast losing the respect of the voters.What good do we get from a government that is failing to use its resources and boost the economy to create jobs for our people? Sadly, we have a government that is obsessed about factional politics of the stomach.This nation will rise again and the end result will not be pretty for those who think that they can hoodwink South Africans into believing that their brand of politics is the alpha and omega.There are rumblings here and there and people are now demanding accountability.As the ANC circus continues to stage one show after another, the economy continues to shed jobs.The time has come for this nation to take charge and dictate a better tomorrow for all...

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