The DA holds the Western Cape and has done so for the past two terms. Their power is increasing as they are taking numbers away from the ANC. Evey election, their support grows. Even the ANC followers sees how an area should be run, as compared to the other provinces.
Regarding the numbers at the polls, sure its against us, but once again, every election, the ANC loses support and the DA gains. In the last two terms, the DA has gained about 12%,
I don't mind the Zimbo's that much. They are very hard workers, and this is the exact reason for the xenophobic attacks from the Xhosas. They know that they can't match them on the work front so are losing out on them, since they know that someone will rather employ a worker from Zimbabwe instead of them.
I know exactly which slums you are talking about, but this is where we look at things differently as from the perspective from a local. These type of slums are all over the country. The difference between the one outside Cape Town and the rest of South Africa is, it has running water, electricity and sanitation. The rest of SA squatter camps, sit without these things. Just empty promises from the crooks over at the ANC. These are causing the strikes and riots, but when the election comes, they vote for the same party. If you want to be stupid, then I have no sympathy for you.
Will the majority of Xhosas and Zulu start identifying as South Africans and not as tribe? Probably not, apartheid and the race card is the only thing that they have to hold on to. It's the only excuse the ANC have for their own poor performance. They have been in power for over 20 years now, yet they still blame the apartheid government for the fact that they have not built more power stations and more dams. You would think that more people requires more power and more water, don't you?
Some genius the other day said it was the white government's fault for the water shortages. They built the dams to big. If they built the dams smaller, they would be fuller.
Remember, all you guys get in the USA, is what the media sends you. It must look like a war zone on tv?
It's nothing like that. Not even 5%. People get up in the morning and go to work. We live a normal life.
Obviously people complain about the government, which country doesn't. It does not affect our every day lives. The biggest story in the country at the moment is that parliament wants to put in a vote of no confidence against the president. The guy next in line will do a good job. He is a business man, and is quite big into game animals. He was one of the guys who paid $2M for a Cape Buffalo bull.
Our economy is good, thanks to the Credit Act installed by Trevor Manual who later became head of the World Bank.
I'm not saying we are crime free, but there is no different feeling today, than lets say 10 years ago. Life goes on.
