Sharing thoughts about current events in South Africa and recalling memories from my past
Cyril Ramaphosa will have about three months to get rid of Zuma, and then about a year to prove that the ANC has self-corrected and he and the party are on the right path. Then come the 2019 elections. So, what is next? He will have to tackle many huge tasks and do so very quickly. …
Continue reading So Ramaphosa wins, what then? (over optimistic!)
Is P.W. Zuma planning a coup? That was the first thought that came into my mind as I read about the "Draft state of emergency regulations". Before you suggest I am exaggerating, read below: BOLD "security officers would have the authority to cut all communication channels, including Internet access, and search, detain or arrest any …
Few commentators are commenting on the best case conference outcome scenario - Ramaphasa by a landslide - whole slate elected. Why the best case? If corruption in South Africa is to be really tackled before the next national election in 2019, the deeply corrupted governing party needs to be totally cleansed. Cleansed at the cabinet, parliamentary, …
Continue reading Cyril by a landslide – the only good option – here is why
By focusing on a common vision and goals (and not on what divides us), South Africans might well find a path out of the political and economic abyss into which we have slid - and discover we have a lot more in common than we thought. Ten suggested steps to a shared and hugely better future …
Thoughts and Memories - Peter Mansfield 