Thilaiwi Nethengwe, News24 User
I'm astonished by the draft manifesto of the ruling party. If what I read in the newspaper concerning ANC manifesto is anything to go by then I'm really disappointed.
The ANC is reducing itself to the standard of small parties who are desperate to obtain votes. They are clearly panicking about the looming elections and as a result they are resorting to desperate measures to win the next year elections. It's clear that those promises in their manifesto are clearly unattainable. The governing party has yet to deliver some of their promises made in their previous manifestos.
If the ANC failed on promises which where seen as feasible promises then how on earth will ANC achieve its current promises to the electorates? Jacob Zuma as the party president should know better as he's a former Deputy President of South Africa - I expect him to know how and where the government gets money.
After next year's elections our country's economy is likely to go down considering that the ruling party's president doesn't have a clear understanding on issues of the economy. Our current government economic policies appeals to prospective investors and if we change and implement those of the ANC alliance it could scare away prospective investors which would be a blow to the growth of our economy.
Without a stable economy, the ANC won't be able to create five million jobs as promised. The ANC also promised to pay child support grants to children under the age of 18 and income for 25 to 59 years who are unemployed.
The problem with manifestos is they don't elucidate how a particular goal will be obtained. It would be proper to consider first how to arrive at a particular objective before promising something to ensure the feasibility of the objective.
The ANC is starting to display signs of desperation which explains why Cope is attractive in the current political landscape. Instead of fighting corruption and self enrichment to speed up service delivery and to ensure attainment of previous promises, the ANC opted to empty promises.
It's a pity the ANC feels the need to take advantage of the poor for their political expediency. This is a vicious strategy by the ruling to obtain votes. The unfortunate thing about the poor is they believe anything because of their desperate situations. It's time for electorates to demand respect by voting for Cope the party of hope.
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