I’m sure that each one of us at some point has come across the term “ska tlo mpolotika”, have you ever actually asked yourself exactly what that means? See most of us think of politics as something that only involves political parties like your ANC’s, EFF’s and DA’s but according to Word Web an online dictionary, Politics are “Social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power”, so if for some reason ne o re o kenela whoever said that to you, they were probably right to use the term.
But that’s not why I am here. With the local elections around the corner, my job is to walk you through some of the most important issues we need to consider before associating or getting involved in a political movement. As a politics follower myself, my stances is that of a neutralist. I vote for what makes sense, and yes, I do vote. It is one of the only things I hold dearest to me as a South African citizen, it is a right and that my people have died for, I am not talking here about the ANC or PAC or AZAPO or any other political movement that fought the injustice that was the Apartheid. I am talking about mothers and fathers who are not even mentioned in the history books, I am talking about the ones that are only missed by their family members.
Those people are the reason I vote, and please do not be fooled, not voting is voting in a sense that you elect to have someone else set the terms on your behalf. Believe me, someone is going to vote and if you are not there to oppose him, he is winning.
Think about this, if we decide not to vote, and just one person who came from a holiday in Madagascar who did not get the mandate just decided to go to a station and vote, we would still have a ruling party, that one person’s beliefs would also govern you. In the coming weeks, we will be discussing political party manifesto, what the manifestos are saying and what the manifestos are missing. I’ve seen the manifestos and they have a lot missing but until then, it’s your boy, Modise Pholoholo saying till next week.
