CONGRATULATIONS, MR OBAMA.......

Being a South African, American politics have always fascinated me. I think the whole world has been watching the 2012 US Elections with keen interest, hoping that US voters would not make the wrong choice. Well we can all heave a sigh of relief as President Obama was reelected for a second term. And as the pro-Romney supporters either cringe at the thought of another four years under President Obama or plan a mass evacuation to the United States of Romney on some off-shore island that the billionaire politician has acquired, back here at home in South Africa it's business as usual as builders continue work on Zumaville. All eyes are on Parliament after opposition parties displayed a vote of "no confidence" in Mr Zuma, and Helen Zille had given him 78 hours to respond to the R200m spent on his luxury villa in Nkandla. I think even people in the street who were staunch supporters of him and his political party have lost confidence in them. It has just come to my notice from Helen Zille, who tells me that they are now going to start court proceedings. For those of you who were following the DA "march" to Nkandla, you will recall that a charge against Mr Zuma was laid with the police, giving him about 3 days to respond. Failure to do so, he would be taken to court. The public will be keeping their eye on that piece of news. And whilst the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, just because some politicians don't get caught with their hand in the cookie jar, so life goes on for those who believe the ANC is trustworthy and those are disinterested in politics. But yet they are the first ones to write to the newspaper, when the price of groceries go up or when someone gets mugged. I am no politician, but when I read about schoolchildren without textbooks or those who have to wade through a river to get to school because there's no bridge, all because the  president spends R200m on his house so he can feel safe. The mind boggles. Let's not forget the people living in shacks, with no proper housing or money for food. Do they feel safe and warm in their homes with the roof that leaks when it rains? And to Americans who voted for Romney: Another 4 years with Obama is heaven compared to this. Try living in my neighbourhood where 6 vehicles got hijacked/stolen in one evening! Suspected corrupt politicians in goverment. A bunch of lunatic church groups trying to ban Lady Gaga from South Africa, and you think you have problems? I would vote for President Obama any day!