Going down the pit

"Without advancing a single coherent argument, the ruling party not only decides to get rid of a vanguard force in the fight against organised crime and corruption, it announces it to the world as a fact, as though Parliament simply does not exist. "Is this the true heart of the ANC? Is this the essence of the movement we danced in the streets for in 1994?"

The government announced that it will dissolve the special force against organized crime - without stating any reasons, just like that. What's more, the Scorpions were not created by the government, but by parliament. Noone asked the parliament about this decision. It's not clear what kind of institution is going to substitute the special unit, but one thing is starting to become obvious: these are the first steps of the coming "Zuma revolution". More crime, more corruption and still further devolution of the country. As for the 2010 World Cup, even I am starting to get pessimistic about its proper organization...