The hashtag #DearMrPresident continues to trend as South African citizens have their say on the topic sparked by a letter I penned to the President on Wednesday. I can confirm that I have not yet received a response to my letter and many of you feel that I won’t. However, your response has sparked a fire, which I hope the Presidency will eventually not be able to ignore. I continue to hope that President Zuma will realise that the power that the people have vested in him can make a massive difference if it is channeled towards positive change.
This morning Redi Thlabi asked on 702 and CapeTalk what ideas listeners would direct towards #DearMrPresident. You can find the podcast here.
Thank you for carrying this conversation forward. I end off with some of the many tweets on the subject:
#DearMrPresident, Why are you friends with men who’ve massacred Africans for their own selfish political ambitions? pic.twitter.com/GRtl4Ln0XM
— Sihle Ngobese (@SihleDLK) September 16, 2015
#DearMrPresident never in the history of SA, have citizens across all races/class/status so publicly stated discontent with the leadership.
— ▎ Brandon ™▕ (@BrandonDee) September 16, 2015
#DearMrPresident when you and your cabinet disobey court orders you set the tone which criminals read as a sign that its "a free for all"
— Tshepo Motsitsi (@tshepo_motsitsi) September 16, 2015
#DearMrPresident As graduates we struggle to break into the industry, how do we payback @NSFAS1 shuld we adopt your style of not PayingBack?
— Mdu (@MduShalomNdlovu) September 16, 2015
#DearMrPresident the corrupt people you protect are going to be the cause of your fall. You have the chance to make a difference???
— Wayne_theParamedicTM (@WayneBroodrykTM) September 16, 2015
#DearMrPresident now its not the media "misleading" people or the opposition parties trying to win votes, now its us citizens crying out
— Vuky-J (nativeroots) (@Vuky_J) September 17, 2015
#DearMrPresident we have had enough-do something. Please Sign the Petition! http://t.co/onw76gVRDR via @Change @GovernmentZA @PresidencyZA
— Dianne Mc Alpine (@Dianne_McAlpine) September 17, 2015
The amount of corruption the Zuma government is implicated in or turns a blind eye to is enough to trigger the Arab spring style of mass mobilisation across South Africa. It’s time someone led us to that action. Enough is enough.