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While we deal with all these political and judicial concerns, life goes on, as always, the human experience being most important.

This week a family member passed away quite unexpectedly, fortunately not violently, an unexpected heart attack in his late 30′s. The day before he sent a sm to his wife as follows, only knowing he was feeling strange: apologies for the afrikaans on your english blog.

Die lewe is kort – leef dit.
Liefde is mooi – voel dit.
Kwaad wees is lelik – los dit
Probleme is tydelik – aanvaar dit.
Herinneringe is vir altyd – bewaar dit.
Jy is spesiaal –onthou dit.

Life goes on while we have it.

What an opportunity he has… if only…

I lilke the term Participatory Democracy, one I am familiar with but hear little of, like that golden but underused behaviour, ‘ethics’. Perhaps we should begin to put emphasis on this term ‘Particiipatory Democracy’, and apply pressure on government to further it. It could be a true breaking point. First, understanding via group think, then action. Lets demand ‘Participatory’. We could label it PD.

JZ and his boys and girls will still get richer and richer, but perhaps those of us who are concerned , and if I may say, clear thinking South Africans, can also get something we need. Responsibility, honesty, service delivery and tax dollars well spent.

The dream is harmony, the dream is upliftment… why can’t we have it? There are no limits to the possibililties. Forward to strategy.

Ministers buy R1m cars (sometimes two at a time) and they’re completely off the hook, but municipal managers and finance officers are suddenly being fired all over the show for fruitless and wasteful and unauthorised expenditures.

It seems that the only reasonable explanation for this is that it depends who you know and what you know about them as to your survival. Mr Municipal Manager in some rural area probably doesn’t know quite as much about JZ and the Arms Deal as somebody who has been sitting close by all the time. Therefore one is expendable and one isn’t.

That’s why, with respect Prof, this doesn’t impress me in the least. Censuring a potential human rights commissioner doesn’t send nearly as much of a message as firing a dishonest uncaring crooked politician like Booi would. The ANC is still simply window dressing – throwing a few unimportant people under the bus to make it look like they’re addressing corruption, all the while hoping to mask the fact that they’re only dealing with those who are not part of the inner circle.

- J. Malema, Oct 1, 2009.