Many in the ANC undoubtedly breathed a sigh of relief when the application to extradite the Guptas to South Africa was unsuccessful.
A court case in South Africa involving the Guptas would certainly have opened a can of worms of corruption, in which many high-ranking ANC officials would surely have been implicated.
It is quite possible that the failed application has more to do with deliberate incompetence than true incompetence, although it does always play a role under ANC rule.
The blame for what transpired over a period of nine years under President Jacob Zuma as regards state capture cannot be placed on his shoulders alone. It occurred on the watch of a full ANC Cabinet and parliamentary caucus.
The current President, Cyril Ramaphosa, was the deputy president at the time and many of the current ministers and ANC MPs were also already serving on the Cabinet. So, they cannot wash their hands of this.
They allowed state capture to take place, and are still doing nothing about it.
In fact, it is a defining characteristic of the ANC government not to punish offences. This is evident in every sphere of government.
And yet, the ANC still keeps boasting that it is first in line to combat corruption, while the exact opposite is true.
After numerous investigations and recommendations by judicial commissions, there are still no consequences. This tradition and culture of impunity in the ANC dates all the way back to 1994.
Meanwhile, corruption is busy destroying South Africa’s potential. People are suffering. They have no jobs nor food. The money meant to build up the country ends up in cadres’ pockets. The funds for infrastructure and roads are stolen.
State capture is still alive and well in South Africa. It is a symptom of an ANC-created disease where self-enrichment and impunity flourish.
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