Zuma gives middle finger to June 16th commemoration

With 50 percent of our youth unemployed - Jacob Zuma chose to abandon the country's very important commemoration. Who advices the president must have put some very powerful spell on him. For him not see how desperate the youth is to hear from him - he must have taken some serious korobela. A president who is passionate and devoted to the people of his country would have gone to Port Elizabeth for the official celebration. To tell the unemployed youth of our country what his plans are for them. He should gone there to face his demons. One of the them being Julius Malema's supporters who wanted to disrupt the celebrations because they are aggrieved the Zuma convinced the ANC's national committee not to review Malema's expulsion. Party politics has put the youth of this country last on Jacob Zuma's agenda. 

The hypocrisy shown by the president is shocking because just few weeks ago everyone who supports Zuma was up in arm against The Spear painting. The one they said was an insult to the history of our country and its people. I think Zuma's snubbing of the Youth Day commemorations is an insult to Hector Peterson and all those students who stood up against an oppressive regime. If Zuma really fought in the struggle for freedom, why does he not have the power or the strength to face a few aggrieved youths with petty issues. And all this at the expense of many young South Africans who are unemployed and desperate for assurances from the government. 

The message is very clear that the plight of the youth is overshadowed by the infighting, squabbles and power struggles in the ANC. Lest we forget the passion of class of 1976 for  equal opportunities. I really hope that the South African electorate develops an unforgiving heart and a good memory that records the failures of the ANC government. In 2014 our voice should be heard. At the moment our voices fall on deaf ears when we cry and say that our clinics have run out of ARVs. Nobody responds to the lack of clean water in some of our areas. More than 20 years in democracy we still don't have clean water for everyone. 

You Day could have been used by Jacob Zuma to say "Hey, I am aware that you are all angry with us. We acknowledge your anger and please give us more time." 

No such luck! He went off to save his ego and flew to Mexico. I am a very upset citizen.