Why the ANC, DA, and EFF funded by dodgy people or organisations like Guptas, Mazzoti and Bosasa

Every party does it, including the so- called nice ones, or those claiming to be fighting for the poor.

To me it is undemocratic, because it distort the very democracy that all these political parties claim to protect and our democracy is always bought by the highest bidder. The rich and the powerful have long been generous benefactors to political parties in this country since the dawn of democracy.

When the rich hand over large wads of cash to political parties, they automatically make their votes count more. The next thing these donors will be invited to a gala dinner with the leaders of  political parties to discuss their views. They do not find it difficult to get a meeting with party leaders to discuss and promote their views on what the next government should do, policy matters and which tender must go where. They literally become lawmakers. That is undemocratic and it should be against the law.


According to an article written by mail-guardian about the list of people funding political parties written in 23 April 2019,  EFF donors was the VBS Mutual Bank, alleged tobacco smuggler Adriano Mazzotti, and his co-director of Carnilinx, Kyle Phillips.
DA was funded by the Guptas, Steinhof, while the ANC was funded by Bosasa amongst others

All these political donation are wrong, not because are from so and so  or to this or that particular party, but because all donations that are worth Thousands and thousands of rands to any political party are wrong.

In January 2019, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law the Political Party Funding Bill, it seeks to provide guidelines and new regulations on the funding of political parties. It also includes, among other measures, a ban on donations from foreign sources and a requirement for parties to disclose all donatioEvery party does it, including the so- called nice ones, or those claiming to be fighting for the poor.

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Mmusi Maimane responds to reports about his funded Toyota fortuna by Joste

Mmusi Maimane took to twitter to refutes claims made by News 24 sister publication Rapport that he refused to return the white Toyota fortuna that was gifted to him by Steinhof Joste. In the report by Rapport, Jooste made the white Toyota Fortuner available for Maimane to use during the 2016 local government elections.


"The complete lies that I refused to hand the car back once the Steinhof scandal broke. I campaigned in Joburg and we wrote a letter sending the car back. I have since used my personal vehicle for work purposes.— Mmusi Maimane (@MmusiMaimane) September 29, 2019" he tweeted.

Maimane believes that there are people who are in a campaign to tarnish his reputation


"The smear campaign continues. These are gutless individuals who will not be named and instead spread lies about me and my family. I have always sought to build a South Africa for All. I remain committed to that vision, regardless of how uncomfortable it may make others feel". - (@MmusiMaimane) September 29, 2019
 
To add fuel to the burning fire, few weeks ago the City Press reported that Maimane had declared a R4m house in the Cape Town suburb in a parliamentary register, despite the home never belonging to him.

The irony is that Maimane has been very vocal about Cyril Ramaphosa'Bosasa donation which was gifted to CR17 during ANC's Presidential campaign. The DA was also vocal and against Steinhof curruption or fraud when the story broke out yet their leader was busy driving around in a donated fortuna according to the reports.
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A socialist in a luxury Range Rover allegedly financed by Vbs makes news

Some people are shocked that despite the biggest chunk of Vbs money was allegedly looted by ANC members, the media is hell bent in writing about EFF alleged loot.

Stratcom aside, the fact of the matter is that, Journalists strive to write news worthy articles. So, despite ANC allegedly looting billions from the poor, it does not make news given their damaged reputation. ANC has been synonymous with corruption  and things got worse during the Jacob Zuma's years, it's a common knowledge. They say it is not news when a dog bites a man, but when a man bites a dog then it becomes news.

EFF leaders have always portrayed themselves as socialists, pro-poor and anti capitalism. When an anti-capitalist drives around in a Range Rover Sport or leaves in a mansion in Sandton (which is the face of inequality) it gives the media something to write about. It is like indicating left and turning right.

It makes news when a socialist allegedly steals from the poor of the poorest, the fragile and the oldest citizens of this country to buy a luxury vehicle or booze.

Whether the journalists get their facts right, that is another debate but the alleged involvement of the EFF leadership in VBS looting raises eyebrows and it is newsworthy.
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The mighty Johannesburg, Jonny, ka nyama a i pheli

Johannesburg, the city with many names; kwa nyama a i pheli, Johnny, sithalala, Tshikhuwani, xilungwini, mjondolo to name but few.Johannesburg arguably Africa's and South Africa's biggest city and capital of Gauteng province, began as a 19th century gold-mining settlement.

Everyone goes to joburg to find something,some find it while others will lose themselves trying to find it.

I remember my high school principal shortly after he came back from a school trip to Johannesburg when he said "we are from Johannesburg, life is too fast there". Everyone in school assembly laughed because we knew him as person who likes to joke around. But after I went to soweto from 1997 to 2001, I realised that the principal was actually telling the truth,

life in Johannesburg is literally faster than a gautrain and opportunities are larger and broad than the vaal river

People go to joburg coming from different province's in the country,  and different countries in the continent.  This makes Johannesburg more lethal yet attractive.  Johannesburg can make you a celebrity overnight or hobo, 

Joburg has its own victims,its diversity which should have been something to celebrate about makes it more prone to xenophobia and tribalism. Indeed Johannesburg is a strange city

The DA comparative election advert mocks ANC

The  jaw dropping DA advert that was aired  on SABC 1  on Monday 4th July 2016 has kept a lot of people talking. The advert  shows a young woman going to a voting station and along the way come across  ANC  or people wearing ANC t-shirts canvassing.  When she gets to  the  voting booth, she is tempted to vote for  the ANC  but suddenly changes her mind and vote DA.

The DA has decided to  go bare hands in the boxing  ring and takes the fight to another level. The creativity in the use of comparative advertising is simply stunning. The advert specifically shows ANC emblem and its purpose is to show how the rival is going to lose.

Making fun of the competitor is an age old theme in advertising. However  When political parties address their rivals directly by name or by subtle references,means that they acknowledge that the competitor is a big deal and a threat.

Jimmy mathews a victim of his own demise

Jimmy mathews can not be glorified as a hero, He has proven that there are some of the leaders in the public entities who have low self esteem, He has failed at SABC because of his own weaknesses.

Mathews engineered his own demise, and is an epitome of a leader who lost confidence in himself. He began  to think that controlling his subordinates and telling them what to do was impossible. He  gave in to political influence and fell victim to his own demise.  Truth be told,  there will always be people who would try to influence editorial policy in the SABC but it would take Madonsela's guts to deal with such challanges. There will always be underground forces,  as a seasoned journalist he knew it before hand but could not formulate the action plan to counter and lay down the law.

Mathews can blame circumstance and other people, but it is completely or largely his own fault. It is really nice to subscribe to the victim culture, where nothing is your fault because everything that was done to you was out of your control.  Blame your politically connected subordinate for keeping you down or blame your inefficient weak dog for letting criminals break into your house. but remember good people that he was an active participant in his own failure.

"Certain individuals in the ruling party including people like Hlaudi were of the view that we should not be giving Julius and his crowd
coverage‚" He added: "I should have said ‘no that's ridiculous’ certainly‚ with the growing popularity
around the 2014 elections and if anything the EFF is out of all the political parties probably the masters of the media so we should have given them a lot more coverage… That is one of the decisions I was part of and from a
journalistic point of view is unjustified."-Mathews

Hlaudi and "certain individuals in the ruling party"  would not be able to dictate without someone to dictate to. Mathews should have shown who is the boss,  it comes with the territory.  They rather fire you or bad mouth you for doing the right thing. By letting them dictate what must be aired he actually partake in the censorship and must accept the
result.

According to a research an upward bullying has some health impacts. In the questionnaire  managers indicated a number of personal impacts, such as intention to leave or leaving the workplace, not wanting to go to work, or a loss of confidence.  ( https:// bullyinworkplace.com/2012/08/03/when-bosses-are-bullied/)

One can deduce that Hlaudi Motsoneng made his  boss’s
life miserable to a point where he called it quit. I believe bussines meetings were power struggles that hinge on games meant to humiliate one another.

Matthews never lived and led with
courage and conviction in the sabc. He was afraid to do  the right thing, even when the right thing was not popular or easy. He should have made  decisions based on his core
values, and show the world that
He can not be bought. His decision were influenced as an outcome because he never had courage to stand up and put his foot down. As a result the consequences are detrimental to everyone in the country.

Nonetheless,  he must be commended for coming back to his senses and diging deep to his core values before it was too late.  He has done the right thing by resigning,  I hope the predecessor will not fall in the same pit!