Now that the Springboks have qualified for the quarterfinals of the Rugby World Cup, our support should be directed at seeing them bring the Cup back home. The anger and frustration we saw after we were trashed by Japan in our opening game was the stick needed to galvanise our team into working harder.The criticism after the Japan loss made it seem as if South Africans did not love their sportsmen - at times, one would have been forgiven for thinking that the Boks had no place to call home - but all that anger and pain was attributable to the love we have for our team as a nation, and to our determination to see them progress.It is this spirit that our politicians fail to understand sometimes when South Africans raise their voices and complain about how they are being governed. A nation that just accepts results, and acquiesces meekly to how it is being treated by its leaders is unable to progress.That is why it was important for South Africans to complain, shout and even demand that heads roll when Japan triumphed over us.Today, as the ANC delegates prepare to hold their national general council meeting, they should reflect on the anger in our streets. They should not stoop to the transparent ploy of labelling those who disagree with them as counter-revolutionaries whose mission is to overthrow the state.The cry of our people should be understood as a sign of their love for South Africa.If they stop complaining, then this country will be on a road from which there is no returning, with corruption and looting of state resources the order of the day.It is important that the ANC delegates to the meeting assess the progress this country has made and what impact government policies have had on the lives of South Africans.It can not be business as usual - drastic measures need to be taken to take this country forward...