OP-ED: In Ramaphosa we trust: Why I will vote ANC By Mavuso Msimang
May 2019 elections, voters will be weighing their options as to where they should affix their X on a ballot paper that will feature a record 48 political parties.
All its faults notwithstanding, I hereby wish to indicate that I shall vote for my tainted party, the African National Congress if only to give our aspirant president, Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa, a chance to help the country rediscover itself. A strategist will sometimes elect to sacrifice short-term objectives, the better to win the war. Losing a battle can be costly and may result in people’s loss of confidence and trust. It carries the pain that must be endured if one’s aim is to attain the bigger prize. So, questions and doubts persist as to why Matamela cohabited with the venal lot as long as he did.
Among the many parties on the ballot papers, there is one that is dominated by leadership that seems oblivious to the need to purposefully redress the gamut of injustices perpetrated by colonialism and the apartheid system against black people simply because they were black. It would be the height of naivete to assume that this historical injustice perpetrated over centuries of subjugation can be wiped out in a mere 25 years of post-apartheid governance.
While other affected parties affected by corruption continue to dither and equivocate, Ramaphosa and his team are already tackling the scourge in earnest. The Guptas are history now even though the damage they have caused is incalculable. One must hope they are not beyond the reach of the now long arm of the law.
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