28/05/2024

“We didn’t fight for this,” said a woman who was very active during the ANC’s struggle against the pre-1994 racist regime.

Thirty years after the end of apartheid, it is the world’s most unequal and most dangerous country , with almost zero economic growth in a decade, with nearly half of adults unemployed. Corruption is rampant, crime is rampant and the economy is in crisis.

 Mandela’s party admits that they have made a mistake and have not done much for the people. But will the people trust them in tomorrow’s  elections, Wednesday, 29/05???

This is despite widespread poverty, 40% high unemployment. Even three years ago, people took to the streets and expressed their grief and anger  over what was done to them, which was the burning and looting of shops. Is the election fair??  It’s a question and the answer is very obvious, but people don’t trust themselves  and don’t look for another alternative, and they forget the experience that election only changes the players, not the game. Or, as anarchist feminist Emma Goldman puts it: If elections had changed anything, they would have been banned long ago.