Constitution
Oxford: a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organisation is acknowledged to be governed
ANC: a pile of silly rules that we ignore when ever we feel like it or when it suits our hidden agendas
President
Oxford: the elected head of a republican state
ANC: the elected head of a republican tax trough with a free licence to plunder
Minister
Oxford: a head of a government department
ANC: a reward for propping up the President while having an open invite to feed at the tax trough
Service
Oxford: the action of helping or doing work for someone
ANC: The quality of service received in 5-star hotels and various establishments around the world
Civil servant
Oxford: a member of the civil service
ANC: Sheltered employment for ANC voters.
Work
Oxford: activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a result
ANC: There is no word in Pedi for work
Employment
Oxford: the state of having paid work
ANC: the state of having a highly paid job while not having to do actual work (see above)
Accountability
Oxford: the fact or condition of being accountable
ANC: The ability to not account to anyone for missing funds, tenders, overseas trips, Nkandla and the like
Nepotism
Oxford: the practice among those with power or influence of favouring relatives or friends
ANC: The rewarding of relatives or friends for keeping the corrupt in power
Electorate
Oxford: all the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election
ANC: the masses we con at election time with free t-shirts and caps in return for votes
Voter
Oxford: a person who votes or has the right to vote at an election
ANC: a person to whom we make empty promises to remain in power
Jail
Oxford: a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime
ANC: a place that we keep cadres, friends and relatives out of with dodgey legislation or questionable medical grounds
Social Grant
Oxford: an amount of money given to local government, an institution, or an individual person
ANC: the effective means to guarantee a vote from the electorate
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