Holomisa for Eastern Cape premier. What a refreshing thought! What a brilliant idea it would be for the long-suffering people of the Eastern Cape to be blessed with a leader of Bantu Holomisa's calibre as their premier, after years of surviving under the most corrupt leadership ever.
When I read about all the promises of considerable increases in social grants and salaries of domestic workers, it is clear that the country will be doomed to fail in no time.
I am sure many countries in the world are wondering just what kind of people are South Africans. Are we spoilt brats? We expect the government to provide free housing, free water and electricity, free meals for schools, free education and even free sanitary pads which are needed only once a month?
As I watched what was playing out on TV this weekend, with ANC and MK Party supporters said to be pointing spears at each other, I wondered how something that started with the liberation of black people could end up turned into black-on-black violence.