ANC, the real clever blacks

By Lesego Setou

I’ve been observing with great interest how the ANC is lining up its election strategy, and the strategy is simple, let’s blame President Jacob Zuma.

Local elections are coming and the politicians are nervous, their elevated blood pressure is partly caused by the fear of losing Gauteng due to the e-tolls, not being able to get Sowetans to pay electricity (which adds a whole lot of baggage to Eskom’s sustainability) and the day-to-day corruption, which no longer surprises us.

The other problem is that the apartheid bondage line has been so overused it can no longer be trusted to be a game-changer in the voting process. And while the SABC is starting to dust Sarafina played every time elections come around they no longer have confidence that this alone will win hearts.

Plus there’s another problem, so many people are spending time watching Date My Family and Our Perfect Wedding (thank God for DStv) you’re not even sure anymore that people will watch Sarafina when you need them too.

Realising all this, the chess master in me figures one thing can save the ANC and that is blaming everything on Zuma. Now let me tell you why I don’t believe Zuma is solely to blame for the state of our country. I have never understood why it was so easy to recall an intelligent, sound, dignified Thabo Mbeki and why it’s so difficult to recall a thoughtless, questionable Zuma.

But I figured it out, so many people benefitted from having a leader without integrity. During Zuma’s governance there were so many opportunities and freedom for laziness, lawlessness — people could enrich themselves. Now that they’ve all got offshore accounts, farms, mines and deals that could sustain even their 17th generation they’re saying we’re not aligned to Zuma.

Apartheid taught the ANC clever blacks to make sure they take enough to sustain their blood line for infinity. I appeal to all South Africans to not be fooled by this “Zuma must fall story”, the ANC clever blacks want to outsmart you.

Shame on you if the ANC fools you again.

Lesego Setou writes in her personal capacity.