If parliament can't even be truthful on the submitted emails you think it will have the probity to select a president? There has to be personal & irreversible individual costs so that no one in future will ever contemplate playing with people's livelihoods!
Never take Africans seriously when they cry about their leaders, it's all nonsense. Because reality is Africans cheer for the exact leaders they complain about
Spend 5 minutes on African social media spaces or at any rally and you’ll see it.
The same people posting “our leaders are corrupt” are in the comments cheering for those leaders when they throw a party, hand out cash, or insult a rival tribe.
It’s not oppression. It’s a transaction.
*1. They want patronage, not principles*
The complaint isn’t “stop corruption.” The complaint is “why isn’t the corruption benefiting me?” When the elite shares the loot, the crowd claps. When the loot stops flowing, the crowd riots. The system stays intact because nobody actually wants it gone. They want to be the ones holding the bag. You're not "anti corruption" rather you're "anti-not-me"
*2. Tribalism over accountability*
Criticize a leader and the first response is “he’s our son.” Competence, policy, results don’t matter. What matters is tribe, region, religion. So you end up re-electing the same man for years and years, then blaming “neocolonialism” when nothing works. You don’t get punished by your leader. You protect him from punishment.
*3. Behavior creates the system*
If you bribe for a driver’s license, sell your vote for some little money, and celebrate politicians who loot, you’re not a victim of bad leadership. You’re the demand side of the market. Bad leaders don’t fall from the sky. They’re a direct reflection of what the population rewards.
*4. The cycle repeats because it works for everyone*
Elites get power and money. The crowd gets handouts, tribal pride, and someone to blame when things fail. Nobody has to change. Everyone gets to play the victim while participating in the game.
*5. You worship the same behavior you claim to hate*
Flashy cars, stolen money, zero accountability. You call it “making it.” You drag your sons to take selfies with the thief because “he’s a big man.” Then you act shocked when the next generation grows up thinking looting is the career path. You’re not raising victims. You’re raising the next batch of thieves.
You don’t get the government you deserve in theory. You get the government you consistently reward in practice.
If the behavior doesn’t change, the leaders won’t either.
Learn OR perish
Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 men’s 4x400 relay team have claimed gold medals after outracing Kenya and Morocco in second and third place.
Gold medal 🥇 finally 🤌🔥🔥😤 @supamegamx@bxllyville
Nedbank just put R500,000 on the table to find data engineers. Not through the usual hiring process, but through a national competition. That alone tells you how scarce and valuable high-level tech skills have become in South Africa. The demand is there.