The lauded ANC leader would be disheartened by the misgovernment in his home town, says one resident. Many no longer vote, disillusioned with false political promises.
It took a coalition government for the ANC to keep governing Groutville in KwaZulu-Natal, home to illustrious ANC leader Albert Luthuli. This rude awakening is an indictment of the governing party and a sign of its fall from grace from liberator to fractured party whose misgovernment oppresses many and which now needs the help of opposition parties to govern places that for many years were painted black, green and yellow.
Many young people in the area said they were “fed up” with politics, while the ANC’s traditional voters did not vote – tired of the “promises” that politicians make when there is an approaching poll – and opposition parties convinced their supporters to vote in numbers. Vuyisile Nxumalo , a resident of Ediphini in Groutville, makes a living selling roasted chicken feet and heads to passers-by. She supports her family of seven, including her two children, with this money.
“These things are not limited to KwaDukuza; it is a national problem. We want economic development that is conducive to the development of our people. Most black people don’t have land, capital to start a business, or skills. We need a leadership that will compel the private sector to help in radically transforming this economy.”
Albertina, like many residents of Groutville, is critical of the current leaders of her father’s party. “The leadership of those times was different and faced different kinds of challenges,” she said. “After 1994, the challenges we face [are] to get down and do the serious business of transforming the economy.
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