The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has set their election manifesto at the highest pitch possible which among the thousands or millions as the party says, drew wide spread applaud from among EFF supporters and maybe lesser criticism from political observers wide and far.

Not so long ago, the Democratic Alliance (DA) made public their stance against the uncontrolled influx of foreign nationals into South Africa and took the ANC-led government to task for having opened the flood gates to millions of foreigners after the new dispensation . In fact, when announcing their objection to the country’s relaxed approach to the millions who get into the country through a number of illegal ways under the pretext of seeking jobs, asylum and claiming to be running away from their abusive countries where many are being killed by rebels fighting against their governments, the DA threatened to close the borders on their own.

It does not matter from which angle South Africans looks at the recent political developments in Mzansi, especially if you are a member of the African National Congress, the sky no longer appears blue and shinny neither does the future look bright, waters seem turbulent. In fact, things appear to be in a total mess.

The untimely passing of one of South African’s greatest soccer players,
Phil “Chippa” Masinga was always going to attract the kind of public accolades and comment his death over the weekend received.