Afraid+of+one-party+rule,+Thami+Xulu+in+London

=Afraid of one-party rule=

Interesting the outcomes of the elections but part of me isn't really happy with this outrageous victory of the ANC. As far as I am it's been very difficult to keep intouch with South African politics but I'm afraid of one-party rule. Labour Party has showed me how things can turn sour if one party is ruling in comfort. Basically comrade between us there is no strong opposition in South Africa which put our long striven democracy under threat. I understand the position SACP and allies to also secure their interest of reminding the government the aim of their existance but I trully feel the need of a strong opposition party in our country. When I talk to my friends I normally say, the best opposition party can come out of IFP. People of South Africa need an opposition party that they can reflect to and feel the belonging. D.A is failing on this, irrespective of their ideas, because people (mostly Blacks) identified it as still a son of the past. Our votes are still more influenced by race (racism) and security (keeping the black government) than policies. This is the reality we choose to ignore but there are still many Blacks who can not vote a White party irrespective.
 * Thami Xulu in London.**

The ANC needs not to come with powerful propositions during election because they know people will choose a Black party. Therefore a Black opposition is crucial to fight that mentality of the people to keep democracy alive. ANC needs a challenge by the Black Party until maybe our democracy is old and matured enough to teach us of policies. I have wondered why in the West leading parties are parties of dominance (White Parties)? Even though they have minority groups but the interests of those minority are represented by these Dominance Parties (White Parties). This itself beats the influence of racism in the polls when people are voting. People vote on policies not colour.

So what I mean is; South Africa is "Black" and if leading parties can both be "Black", thus minority gets to be represented by these parties, I bet the outcomes can be different. But after all IFP will have to be prepared for a real modernisation because for now it is still run by non-strategic men calling themselves politicians. I've learnt so much from the achievements of David Cameron, the Conservative Leader in Britain about modernisation of a party. As I talk I trully believe Conservatives are a huge threat to Labour Party in the next general elections as Gordon Brown, the next thought to be Tony Blair's successor, is really loosing his touch. Taxes are introduced every second, forgetting that was the fall of Magaret Thatcher; people are not listened in cases like inheritance tax; he fails to meet his "Golden Rule" target; all these are consiquencies of comfort in the government. Tony Blair can't hold even his own house into order but he keeps being typical in not listening to even his own back-benchers. That is what we are about to experience in South Africa if ANC continue winning without "challenge". People won't mean a thing untill the elections when you have to pretend loving them and promise them bogus promises. There are many things that need to be challenged including the transparency of our parliament to us voters. We need to know every bill from the beginning till it becomes an act. This gives people a chance to protest in masses and express their opposition while they still can - not hear about a bill when it's out. Where is the culture of voluntary work in our young people - we have people dying of Aids, with no help at all from the community, while many young people keep sleeping without jobs. If we can push Companies to review a voluntary record before recruiting our country can benefit a lot, even old people who cannot afford care.

Young people need things that will keep them together in order to betray even this division between Black and White generations of one powerful nation. Hitler groomed Germans while still children and he ended with one unified Germany. Our government has foprgoten future leaders, especially from White population, that they are growing with the hate of their country that has ignored them for the sins of the so called their fathers.

These can be challenged by IFP if it's really prepared to shake the government and bring back values to the people. There are so many untouched corners that still need to be visited. Media in South Africa needs to become active and give us all statistics that will update us on our government's achievements and lackings, especially with basic needs like Health care.

Why can't the South African government give people free newspapers to keep them higly updated if they wish to be transparent and teach South Africans about their country and promote patriotism? I have met many South Africans and they know nothing about their country. It is also a mandate of the government to teach. There is much people on ground don't know about our country because they are kept in the dark which make them fail to challenge and just get happy for what they see. Though I'm not sure about this but the gap between the rich and the poor has increased so much in our country under our government and if we has a powerful media these things would be challenged. The bread here is 5p and in South Africa R5, meaning buying bread here in the UK is equal to buying bread in South Africa, does that make an economic and social sense? I have learnt so much about the Western Politics and when I compare them with ours back home I see a huge gap that needs to be covered. Comrade I have to go but these are interesting things on my mind. I'm coming back home for good end of this month and I can't wait to assess the progress of our politics.
 * The struggle continuous!**
 * Thami Xulu**

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