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BELIEVE THE ANC AT YOUR OWN PERIL

On a Monday, the first day of the week after the launch of the ANC manifesto and the voice of the movement’s president where he undertook to provide services and his voice had hardly subsided we had unarmed civilians mowed down at Mothuthutlung, Brits.

That they undertook to protect members of the public cannot be taken seriously if within such a short space of time such lack of discipline and restraint were displayed. There is no guarantee that going further in the year there will be any improvement.

The Constitution of the Republic is averse to capital punishment yet the security forces under this government delight in shooting to kill. If the government cannot prevail upon their forces to desist from shooting marching residents it will be difficult for anyone to take the seriously when they say they want to maintain law and order.

Except for the Mothutlung debacle there are many other examples where the police used brutal force without cause and disappointing enough the issues are always referred to the Independent Police Investigating Directorate most of which abort.

It is difficult to accept that perpetrators in the Andries Tatane case were left off the hook for lack of incriminating evidence while his shooting was captured on television in full of the public. There is a feeling on the ground that the police will continue to shoot with impunity knowing that they will be absolved of the blame on technical grounds.

With all these, the ANC throw their hands in the air and say the courts have spoken. They lack the tenacity they display in disproving that the government has wasted money in security upgrades at Nkandla. If the security cluster ministers would show similar determination in pursuing criminal activities by the police it could be a different thing.

The other thing is one why is the ANC government so averse to corporal punishment yet they somewhat condone the taking of lives through the barrel of a gun.

One will argue that if the police were to use sjamboks to disperse marchers none of the latter would die. Some would suffer bruises and perhaps even have lasting marks or scars on their bodies but they would not die. They would then be able to relate the causes of the marks to their descendants rather than they be showed their graves when their deaths had been occasioned by the government forces.

Whatever the argument lives lost at the hands of government operatives cannot be condoned. One would rather better scars but live longer and not be killed by agents of the government.

It is further interesting that while it is common knowledge that the Madibeng Local Municipality has been in a parlous state from way back in the mid 2008/9 financial year, very little if anything was done except for the meaningless invocation of some sections of the Constitution yet keeping the failures in office.

It is ironic that government, both at national and provincial levels speak out with open faces that pipes providing water to the black areas and coloured areas of Mothutlung and Damonsville were tampered with yet those providing water to the predominantly white town provided clean water all the time.

Putting the issue of tenders for water aside, this is sabotage. Of interest is that those responsible for this are purportedly known to the authorities. Another issue that comes to mind is what the Intelligence Operatives were doing all along.

Our people should be on the lookout and be very vigilant. If in 20 years since the advent of democracy people are mowed down with guns then surely those who believe the African national Congress do so at their own peril.

Sent by: Sipho Mfundisi

President: UCDP




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