Politics is a dirty game!

So will this year’s Municipal elections make much of a difference? On tonight’s ETV Prime Time News there were two stories that deeply irritated me. First is that of the Death toll of infants in the Eastern Cape due to lack of hygiene and an increase in HIV and AIDS. Cecilia Makiwane Hospital nurses have reported that they have run out of toilet rolls, soap and cleansing materials. When approaching government authorities, they were told there is no money. Is that not pathetic?? Due to the ignorant attitudes of authorities, sixty infants died in two months. My sympathies go out to the grieving mothers.

The second story that caught my attention was that of Shabir Shaik having assaulted a journalist. Shaik was released on medical parole. Whilst ironically playing golf last week, Shaik saw a journalist documenting the fascinating sight of a man too sick to be in prison but healthy enough to be on a golf course when he decided to launch an attack on the journalist. What strikes me is not the assault but the audacity. Audacity to play golf! As if his life was normal, with no criminal charges and fraudulent activities. The justice system has certainly been taken for a ride.

With just these two stories in one news bulletin, my faith in South Africa’s democracy and governmental authorities needs to be restored and restored fast if my vote is what they need.