The glory of screwing the masses

As everybody in South Africa knows, the ruling party has turned 98 years old. This makes it one the oldest liberation groups around today.
The party has ruled South Africa for the past 15 plus years, but has not covered itself in glory.

South Africa is a third world country, although it is one of the strongest in Africa (but let's face it, there is not much competition)....and one of the few that is not involved in armed conflict. (I mean political, not criminal).
However, we are by no means a wealthy country, despite how the top leaders present themselves and their spending habits. Just look at the luxury in which our top politicians live, the luxury cars they 'need' and the luxurious lifestyle they love to live from day to day.

With this in mind, nobody could claim to be surprised at the money spent on the ANC's 98th birthday party. Not people to slum it, there was 16 year old Cogavalin whisky (R1 600 a bottle), Glenfiddich (R1 000-R1 500 a bottle) and then of course Royal Salute and Johnny Walker Blue (R2 700 a bottle). Sparkling wines were aplenty (R100+ a bottle) as well as other wines and beer.
Of course this excludes the food bill, which I think we could estimate would be fit the Queen Liz herself.

This is in contrast to the poverty of the majority of South Africans of ALL races. Like all African leaders, ours love the rich life, yet pretend to care and feel for the poor. Tens of millions of Rands are spend on parties, cars, SUV's, gifts etc, which let's face it, achieve nothing but to entertain and keep them thinking they are untouchable.
This to me is a crime. We, the tax payers fund this excess that they live, although we cannot afford a quarter of they things they do. Many citizens do not have houses or a meal at night, many others just get by with a meal a day.

The millions spent on wonderful balls and get togethers, should rather be placed into projects that will uplift the country and not just fill the bellies of a few fat selfish people, who let's face it, only worry about themselves. Fix our infrustructure, upgrade schools and hospitals and so on. There is no shortage of ideas.
But, we all know, that this will not happen. The leaders are blind to the reality and hide behind their high walls and ten car, black vehicle processions- only taking a peek once every four years when they need the votes.

All we can do is hope and pray that the voting majority take not and think about there vote a little more...sigh!