ANC TURNAROUND & PIGS CAN FLY

The country is in a cacophonous grip of politically harsh and discordant noise. The electorate is being pummeled by spin manufactured by the ANC, it's sidekick the SACP, opposition parties and the infamous Gupta family. Accusations and denials will continue between the ANC, the Guptas and Zuma's role in facilitating state capture. As neither of them can claim the high ground the cacophony of their obfuscation makes it well nigh impossible to discern the call of truth from lies. Does the ANC's really believe that it's in-house decision to thoroughly investigate crony capitalism and patronage is to be taken seriously? When it comes to "investigating" 'high crimes and misdemeanors' within its ranks, the ANC time and again rewards rather than punishes offending comrades by deploying them to diplomatic postings, and high level government and parastatal jobs. Do not expect anything different this time. Cynicism once rooted creates heightened levels of distrust. So it is with the ANC. Implicit in the ANC's announced investigation is the representation that it was blissfully unaware of the Gupta family's influence and devious interactions with government and parastatals. If this is true then the moon is made of green cheese! If the ANC is genuinely interested in the truth an independent judicial commission of inquiry should be appointed. Anything less will be a whitewash, compounded by an abundance of conflict of interest. Even at this late stage the ANC can redeem its tattered image by engaging in one more revolutionary act . . . truth telling.