At the opening of the second day of the Debate on the State
of the Nation Address, the Democratic Alliance requested the Chairperson of the
National Council of Provinces to explain an explanation of why the Presidential
Security Detail was checking persons entering the Chamber. The Presidential Security Detail is a unit
which has displayed its contempt of South African laws by transporting the
President, Ministers and other high-ranking members of the ANC at speeds
considerably in excess of the national limits, by forcing their way through
traffic, sometimes firing shots in the air and generally behaving in the manner
of hooligans. They are heavily armed,
and appear to consider themselves above the law in practically every respect, a
matter which should not surprise anyone, given that they are under the
protection of a President who has frequently shown a complete disregard for the
Constitution and many other laws, as well as for Orders of the High Court and
the Public Protector.
There can be no doubt that the process that will lead to the
military takeover of the Government of South Africa is gathering speed, urged
on by the clear signs that the public, as represented by the Opposition Parties
are becoming unified, not in their policies, but in their disgust of what Zuma
and the ANC are doing to the country and the people. The more extreme of the opposition, the
Economic Freedom Fighters, has stated in Parliament that they intend to take
power in the country, no matter how it will be necessary to do so. They have even used the word ‘revolution.
In the light of this, the President and the ANC is visibly
moving towards armed control of the country, displacing any persons in the
Police, the Revenue Services, the National Prosecuting Authority and other
units of control, wherever those persons show a tendency to ignore the
instructions of the President and the ANC and choosing to follow what the laws
and their oath of office dictates.
What does this mean for foreign investors and for White
businesspersons? The writing is clearly
on the wall, not only in the minds of thinking persons, but in the words of the
President. The proposed banning of land
ownership in the country is only the first small step. There can be no doubt that the next steps
will be taken, following the example of the most-admired Robert Mugabe, whose
polices, soon to be emulated by the ANC, have brought a strong country to its
knees. South Africa will soon be sliding
down that slope towards the disaster that awaits it, joining the ranks of other
admired countries, such as Mozambique and Namibia.
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