How long before the people learn not to trust the ANC and their promises? Demanding, Demanding and Demanding has become a way of life in South Africa, especially from the majority population that still lives in poverty even after 16 years of freedom and equal opportunity, and when your Demands are not met, we will disrupt, barricade, loot, destroy and even BURN our way to the top. Honestly, have these people not learned anything in the last 16 years and why do they still think, after 16 years of demanding, that they will magically receive everything they ask for? Have they not heard about the phrases "work for what you want" or "do not depend on others, but depend on yourself"? Why should there situation receive better attention when the whole of South Africa is complaining about service delivery, especially electricity supply, better roads etc. If the ANC has failed in almost every governing body in South Africa, why will they suddenly listen to a these people. (some comments below)
By Lebogang Seale (www.iol.co.za)
As Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane promised "a year of action" yesterday, Orange Farm erupted, with disgruntled residents barricading routes and looting shops in another round of service delivery protests. - The only action the ANC can promise is less of everything and more of nothing, not to mention more corruption and more corrupt ANC officials if you look at the likes JZ's Cabinet, wonder when the Necklace will be seen again and "big bark vokol bite" leaders like Julius Malema who heads the ANCYL while pocketing millions in tenders awarded to his companies and in the same breath DEMANDS better lives for the working class and the poor. Wonder how much money he spent on aid and support towards his followers?
Thick black smoke engulfed parts of Drieziek extensions 1, 4 and 8 of the sprawling township, south of Joburg, as residents blockaded the Golden Highway - the main road cutting through the settlement - and major streets with burning tyres, rocks, concrete barriers and old furniture. - That's right, if they do not get what they want, they will disrupt anybody and everybody except the people responsible. Let's disrupt thousands of people's lives and maybe the ANC will listen. Maybe they should take their fight to the ANC HQ and not waste their time on people who are finding themselves in a similar position. Maybe they should waste their time burning tyres, throwing rocks and loot the ANC HQ for a change instead of the streets where they live "don't shit where you eat"
Police in riot gear had their hands full, fighting running battles with the mob, including children. - Why resort to crime when your demands are not met. Do you see any Afrikaners looting, robbing, rioting, barricading and burning tyres since 94 when most of our equal rights were taken away and our demands met with nothing more than racist accusations and allegations of being Apartheid lovers. What happened to the "peaceful demonstrations and protests" that the ANC was so well known for during the struggle (according to Mandela's interview in the movie titled Mandela, their protests were never violent during the struggle and they were always peaceful), guess we are seeing the TRUTH these days about what they justify as Peaceful and back in the day they were being shot and arrested by police for being peaceful!! And what were they thinking when including children in the riots?? Start teaching your children from a young age to riot, loot, steal and DEMAND what you need when you are not able or willing to work for it!!
In the mayhem that followed, a police officer was injured and a police van had its windscreen smashed. Time and again when the police appeared to have succeeded in dispersing the crowd, the mob regrouped and unleashed their anger by burning more tyres. - And our Police Commissioner says the Police are qualified and able to deal with any situation when they can't even handle a small mob of protesters!! How are they going to handle 43 million violent African Fanatics as well as thousands of visitors??
During the violence, Somali businessmen Yusuf Diirane and Sahane Hibil could only watch helplessly as their store was looted. Often, police had to fire stun grenades to quell the riots. - Somali Business owners in South Africa, why the hell are they here and are they legal citizens and do they not have a Pirate Business in Somalia to return to anyways?
"Please don't leave!" pleaded Diirane, before a police officer assured them that "we won't leave you alone". - This is just stupid!! If your store is being looted by an angry mob, that most probably had a hand in the xenophobia attacks, why are you still there (get the hell out of dodge) and why depend on the incapable police to protect you when they clearly cannot control the angry mob!!
More than 30 people were arrested on charges of public violence and malicious damage to property. - Wonder how many of the arrested are already out of jail by means of bribing the police, that's to say if they ever reached the police station.
Yesterday's violent protests came as Mokonyane outlined her plans for this year, which she dubbed as a "year of action... to speed up service delivery", and during which she declared that "our people cannot wait any longer". - More empty promises by what I can with almost certainty say is, uneducated and only selected because of her colour and gender and not experience or degree of education. Damn, DEMOCRACY is the best thing since SLICED BREAD!!
But Orange Farm residents rampaged through the streets, decrying the slow pace of service delivery. At the core of their grievances was poor sanitation, with many lamenting the lack of sewerage in the township. - Did they not think sanitation and sewerage was top priority to stop the spread of disease, before they built their shacks. This is common sense / logic and if you do not have any of the two, why not build yourself a LONGDROP, they seemed to work wonders for the people who lived on farms back in the day and by looking at what the mob created with their tyres and rocks, it' looks like a shitty dump most of the time anyway and toilets will not help! I suppose this has something to do with "GETTING EVERYTHING FOR FREE" and they were not thinking clearly as apartheid robbed them of their thoughts "education"
"It's only a matter of time (before) we all die of cholera because of the overflowing pit toilets," said Selina Dibase, who lives in a two-room shack with her two teenage children. - My GOD, why not close the overflowing pit toilets and dig others, but we will rather die of cholera before these "thoughts" come to us, and seeing that you have teenage children, can't they come up with better ideas seeing as they must be in school and learning about all sorts of interesting things, or does their school days consist of little thinking and more burning the school books while destroying the classrooms and beating up teachers!!
She has been waiting for a low-cost house since 2006, but, like many residents, she said it was the toilets "buzzing with flies" that she was worried about. "They're failing to drain these toilets, so they must just provide us with flushing ones." - Same shit everyday, waiting for everything to be done for them, nobody is doing anything for us so they must just put in better toilets because our logical thoughts eluded us!! She has been waiting for a free house since 96, while I work my ass off and still can't afford a house!! I forgot, she is black, her house and land got stolen by the evil white man, the same man that also introduced toilets, sewerage systems, building plans and so many other daily luxuries like electricity but because she is BLACK, she can get one from free!!
Evidence of an uncompleted sewerage project that started early last year could be seen around the area. According to residents, the contractor had stopped working because he had not been paid. - Probably one of Malema's companies that were awarded these tenders, but never completed the work because he has two houses and a Merc to finance!! Maybe the residents should go to his house and loot from him.
As night fell, residents vowed to intensify their protest action until their demands were met. - They will probably burn their shacks next so that their free houses, that comes with toilets, are built!! Maybe kill a couple of people, or steal from others seeing as their demands are not yet met!!
