Love my country

Some people have been asking why I'm getting more and more hot under the collar about the government in SA..

Let me be clear. My government embarrasses me in many ways. Firstly, the DA for their ever so polite and prim and proper goody-two-shoes ineffectual ability to keep the ruling party under control and to keep tabs on them. Yes they expose loads of shenanigans and corruption - but always too late, when it's done and the money has gone or the dimwit appointed to a key position - sorry guys, too little too late.

Second, the ANC that rule this country - for rule, read PILLAGE, because that's all they're doing. From what I can see they have no more freedom fighters and moral leaders. They're predominantly thieves and only interested in self-gratification and aggrandizement.

Am I making a broad sweeping statement? I don't let's count the ways and reasons why I so passionately detest them.

1. The arms deal - Arm's deal, bribes and all
2. E-tolling and the lack of transparency around it
3. Jacob Zuma's Nkandla Homestead Project (Project Prestige)
4. Nkandla Freeway Project
5. Misuse of the plastic bag levy funds
6. Failiure to report exactly how the Fuel levy is used
7. Police Buildings and the exorbitant lease saga
8. Travelgate - and the failiure to prosecute anyone involved at all
9. Tony Yengeni's house arrest for fraud and corruption, the covering up and "losing" of the case docket against him 
10. Robert McBrides appointment to any policing position
11. Jackie Selebi and everything about the trial
12. Jackie Selebi's parole
13. Shabir Schaik's trial
14. Schabir Shaik's parole
15. Richard Mdluli's slush fund
16. Failiure to publicly sanction Pallo Jordan for flouting fake credentials
17. Richard Mdluli's abuse of safe houses
18. Richard Mdluli's travel agency scam
19. Richard Mdluli's abuse of state owned vehicles
20. Manto Tshabalala-Msimang's liver transplant
21. Nathi Mtethwa's private residence upgrade with public funds
22. Julius Malema's Limpopo feeding programme
23. Ntau Letebele's transport tender in Limpopo
24. Julius Malema's transport tender in Limpopo
25. School feeding schemes in the Eastern Cape
26. Ms Dina Pule and the ITC Indaba
27. Ms Dina Pule and her flying her boyfriend around at State expense
28. Allowing Dina Pule to keep a government post despite her confessed mismanagement and corruption
29. Limpopo textbooks saga
30. Moses Kotane Development Agency corruption
31. The pathetic handling of the Marikana Commission that showed NO respect to the police officers life that was lost or the security officer. The automatic assumption of guilt and scapegoating of police officers doing their duty.
32. The trashing of the value of a Rand.... Yes TRASHING.. In 2004, the Rand was 5.45 to the USD -it's now past 11.30. Nice one!
33. Msunduzi municipality officials using more than R1m of taxpayers' money to fund an ANC rally.
34. Mthatha corruption case over fraudulent legal jobs didn't exist
35. Ekurhuleni municipality corruption in awarding water meter contracts to Lesira-Teq
36. Thaba Chweu local municipality's misuse of R3m in 2009
37. Endemic corruption at Nala Local Municipality to the point that treasury have cut them off
38. Desiree Tlhoaele's axing after going after corrupt officials in sports, arts and culture
39. Viking testing station's corrupt examiners
40. Police officers Linda Mlambo and Mahlang Shaku fraudulenty conning motorists out of cash
41. Sandton officers arrested for corruption after extorting money from a motorists
42. Willie Hofmeyer's axing
43. Mvula Trust and the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs' job creation fraud to the tune of hundreds of millions of rands
44. Government's endemic over-use and over-pay of consultants
45. The spy-tape saga and cover up
46. Thosan Panday corruption in KZN
47. KZN's misuse of R785m in 2011
48. Madibeng municipality awarding millions in tenders to its own employees
49. Madibeng municipality's taxation scam with its employees
50. Madibeng municipality paying money to fictitious companies for fictitious work
51. Madibeng municipality paying for funerals that never took place
52. Madibeng municipality paying for home renovations for its employees
53. Taung municipality paying triple digit increases without consultation
54. Morake Incorporated Attorneys & the Rustenburg provincial department - R13m paid in fees for a disciplinary hearing
55. Endemic corruption at Mbhashe municipality to the point of the mayor and 7 others being fired
56. Corruption exposed by SIU at Rustenburg and Madibeng local municipalities
57. Corruption exposed by SIU at Moses Kotane
58. Corruption exposed by SIU at Bojanala District
59. Corruption exposed by SIU at Ventersdorp
60. Corruption exposed by SIU at Greater Taung
61. Corruption exposed by SIU at Tswaing
62. Corruption exposed by SIU at Ramotshere Moiloa
63. Corruption exposed by SIU at Mahikeng
64. Corruption exposed by SIU at Dr Kenneth Kaunda District
65. Corruption exposed by SIU at Maquassi Hill
66. Corruption exposed by SIU at Moretele
67. Corruption exposed by SIU at Lekwa-Teemane
68. Corruption exposed by SIU at Ngaka
69. Corruption exposed by SIU at Modiri Molema District
70. Corruption exposed by SIU at Ditsobotla
71. Corruption exposed by SIU at Kagisano
72. Corruption exposed by SIU at Kgetlengrivier
73. Corruption exposed by SIU at Ratlou
74. Corruption exposed by SIU at Dr Ruth Mompati District
75. Corruption exposed by SIU at Naledi Local Municipality
76. Awarding of tenders to Vivian Reddy following Zuma intervention
77. Twenty five cases, involving R768 827 043 in KZN in 2010 alone
78. The Glen Agliotti case
79. Diverting of public funds to Swazi King
80. Diverting of public funds to Robert Mugabe
81. Diverting of public funds to Zanu-PF
82. Funding of military equipment in Zimbabwe with SA public funds
83. Zuma's corruption in numerous cases prior to his presidency
84. Fraud, corruption, tender-rigging, kickbacks and irregular appointments at Tshwane municipality
85. Endemic corruption at the heart of Mpumalanga municipality including physical violence to avoid publication of facts
86. Public Works' endemic misuse of public funds for private residences of government officials, disguised as security upgrades.
87. Public Works leasing back property from its own employees for official use, while footing the initial bill too
88. BEE fronting for SAPS land deals outside of the main contract for PTA head office through Roux Shabangu
89. R2.4bn in improper bonuses paid out by SABC to directors
90. SABC paying fictitious staff
91. ANC controlling SABC with threats of fund withdrawals
92. SABC awarding tenders to its own employees
93. Ekurhuleni employees signing off on deals that do not exist
94. Land fraud in KZN worth R50m involving three officials and a businessman for farms and other properties
95. Department of arts and culture misuse of R42m during the soccer world cup
96. Loss of dockets relating to high profile corruption cases
97. Education department officials involved in examination selling
98. Parastatals' inflated sponsorship of events hosted by the Guptas and New Age
99. New Age website having massive funds diverted its way from government budgets without readership stats to speak of
100. The City of Johannesburg rigging a large tender in favour of Regiments, an ANC-connected empowerment firm central to a consortium that made the JHB mayor's wife a *multimillionaire.
101. On-Point Engineering securing Limpopo tenders through Julius Malema and his accomplices
102. Amathole district municipality awarding irregular tenders relating to vehicle tracking
103. John Block's R112m tender fraud relating to water purification equipment
104. Gaston Savoi's R112m tender fraud relating to water purification equipment
105. DoC official awarding R500k tender to his wife
106. Martin Masemola from Dept of Minerals & Energy receiving financial kickbacks and land for favours to friends and family
107. Bosasa and Correctional Services corruption to the tune of R3bn in tender rigging
108. Public Works corrupt relationship with Saab and the blacked out agreements that not even they are entitled to
109. R63 million tender fraud at Limpopo traffic department involving Mbhazima Sithole, 45, Felix Baloyi, 34, Mphateleni Musubu, 43, and Lufuno Muladi, 27, all directors of various companies that secured tenders illegally
110. Gauteng Finance dept awarding R23m in IT tenders fraudulently
111. Kelly Group securing labour broking tenders worth R372m by BEE fronting
112. Eastern Cape health department and their tender fraud worth over R800m in just one single case
113. Obed Mlaba securing tenders to the value of R3bn in KZN
114. KZN misuse of public money to the tune of R532m in 2009
115. Public Works in Limpopo involved in tender fraud for undisclosed sum late last year
116. Tshwane kickback scheme for tenders to the tune of R1b
117. Tshwane maladministration in their financial dept for undisclosed sum
118. Philemon Mohlahlane (ex Land Bank CEO) embezzling R19m out of the Land Bank for his personal and business use
119. Prestige Portfolio tender corruption at Public Works as investigated by SIU (this appears to be linked to Project prestige - Zuma's development)
120. Bobby Motaung's multi-million rand fraud involving stadium tenders
121. Ekurhuleni Metro IT tender for R21m that was used to buy Porsches and Mercs
122. Limpopo transport tender fraud of R63m
123. Limpopo Premier Cassel Mathale's influence in awarding tenders
124. Buffalo City Metro tender fraud of R12m
125. Ekurhuleni Chief Financial Officer Mr Zakes Myeza, Chief Director Water and Sanitation Mr Slindokuhle Hadebe, Acting Head of Department of then Roads and Stormwater Mr Moses Maliba, Junior Official Water and Sanitation Ms Nomusa Malimabe and Independent Contractor Mr Miyelani Holeni's all involved in tender fraud worth R166m
126. Julius' cousing Tshepo Malema involved in corruption and fraud through the government worth R63m
127. Pikitup tender fraud relating to contracts awarded through City of Johannesburg for undisclosed sum
128. Vivian Reddy's company awarded an inflated contract of R1.25bn for smart electricity meter reading in Joburg despite never having done anything like it before
129. Xhariep district mayor Mongi Ntwanambi's fraudulent travel expenses claims costing half a million rand a year
130. Free State Government paying R140million for their website created with a $40 Wordpress template
131. Limpopo Health's unaccounted for R739m tender spend for 2012
132. Gauteng Health's R1bn corruption in 2010
133. ANC's investment body, Chancellor House, receiving yet another state tender worth billions of rands
134. ANC's investment arm, Chancellor House, receiving millions from the Medupi & Kusile deals
135. ANC's investment arm, Chancellor House, to benefit significantly from R40bn Eskom tenders
136. The spending of more than R13.5m on Nomvula Mokonyane's home. A home that was purchased for R11.5m