PANDEMONIUM

Lora Croft and Xena

The truth is we are in the most interesting state of politics ever. 1994 election, history was made and no South African can forget that but this, this is the climax of politics. It depend how you take it, it’s either you laugh out loud or become sad about the state of our politics. For example, we’ve got a presidential candidate who trots under heavy cloud of corruption allegation, befriending convicted fraudsters, parties that have just been formed out of anger rather than principles, no less than six months claiming not only to win the election but to run the country successfully, with no reputation, history or strong leadership. Very comical, I mean, Christian parties claiming to run a country of so much cultural diversity and strong tradition in the name of Jesus; with minority white parties who reek of racism and failed dismally from the past election since 1994 but still think they can acquire some parliament seats, God forbid. We’ve got bishops running campaigns, political leaders seeking attention or spiritual intervention from churches; parties that lost their mission, vision and mandates but they still want to hold on in the name of struggle and history, how pathetic.

On that note I want to take off my hat for the ladies of politics on the fore front, Patricia De Lille of Independent Democrats and Helen Zille of Democratic Alliance. After I saw their fury on the nullification of Mr. Zuma’s charges and Mr. Shaik’s parole, I respected their involvement respectively. In an orgasmic confusion of political stature we are in these ladies in particular are up there stirring up the cauldron. They come like women super heroes, Lara Croft and Xena, in a male dominated industry, turning heads with their sense of style and fashion; making headlines by swimming with the sharks in terms of exposing and facing corruption leaders. Whether they are right or wrong it matters not the fact is, these ladies are braver than most of their male counterparts. I caught a glimpse of the two ladies on SABC prime time news, one in a blue classy made suit and the other in red, ganging up against the decision was made by the NPA. I smiled in solo when I watched them, thinking, it’s a pity they’ve got different political policies and views they can make a great team. How many of us remember that Mrs. Zille as an apartheid activist working for the Rand Daily Mail, she exposed the truth behind the death of Steve Biko and as for Patricia she was and still is in the investigation of the controversial arms deal that saw Mr. Yengeni charged and convicted. Don’t you just love it that inside this pandemonium of, Julius Malema, Zwezima Vavi, Leonard McCarthy, Bulelani Ngcuka, Jackie Selebi, Jecob Zuma, Bantu Holomisa, Shilowa and Lekota we have these two lovely, although controversial, ladies that brace politics with grace, dignity and confidence. We need more like them in Mzansi.

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