A friend of mine asked for my opinion on the Khanyi Dlomo and the NEF saga. For a moment there I thought it was a bit too late to put forward an opinion, but then again it is never too late to share an opinion right?
The reality is that this untoward behaviour of the elite is a living cancer that keeps on growing by day and this saga is a perfect example of that, I mean if a woman of Khanyi’s stature in society cannot see anything wrong in receiving this 34.1 million loan, then the Corruption cancer can only spiral upwards from here on.
The approval of this loan was a clear case of nothing but corruption and greed. By just looking at the profiles of those who are shareholders in the business, one can clearly see a “web of political influence” that lead to NEF approving the loan. If honesty was the last thing the NEF CEO was to exercise on earth, I’m certain that she would agree that if that application came from any other ordinary person and not Dlomo, the application wouldn’t have seen the light of day.
Given that Khanyi is a successful business woman who has proven herself beyond doubt and has accumulated great wealth in her journey of life, and the partners involved are equally wealthy individuals, my simple question is “Why did they not take a full self-funding approach and put their own money in the business”?, surely they are all rich enough or connected to rich enough people to put together 30 million to open a Clothing Store, Unless of cause they themselves and their rich connections did not believe in the viability of that business. This then clearly shows us how the elite use Government funds as their own “little kitty” whenever they feel the need to fulfil their own little childhood fantasies, (This reminds me of Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula when he flew in some American Models and Actors to the 2012 Sports awards, that to me was a clear exercise of fulfilling a childhood fantasy of hugging Vivica A Fox), the same can also be said about Khanyi Dlomo, this is a clear indication of a childhood fantasy that she had to one day own an expensive clothing store like the ones she saw while living in Paris.
One thing for sure, every "corruption cancer infected elite" is guaranteed to get away with the crime because the same Politician that influenced the decision during the looting, has the same power to influence the decisions during any investigation eventuality (that is if it ever gets to that point). I’m somehow tempted to say “I do not blame these people” because South Africans are naturally gullible people that will make noise for a day or two and then forget about the story a day later and I believe that is because we do not have any sense of responsibility as citizens of this country (Like the Egyptians for example) to follow up a matter to the bitter end, nor do we have any trustworthy body (The NPA or The office of the PP are clearly not cracking it) to honestly, without any fear or favor, free of Political Influence investigate and follow through on cases.
The reality is that corruption has become acceptable in South Africa, an example of this can be drawn from what seemed to be a "State of the Nation Address" last Wednesday night when the President of the country bluntly told the nation that South Africa is ranked 28th out of 167 countries therefore our corruption is not as bad as in other countries (Sad indeed). Clearly the President did not consider the fact that South Africa is today the most “Unequal Country on Earth” and it is because of this 28th position that the President is so pleased about, South Africa is the most unequal income distribution country in the world simply because of the greedy elite that loots government coffers, pay themselves ridiculous salaries and dividends and share wealth among themselves, friends and their families.
In my view, the President’s statement simply declared “corruption” acceptable, and then we wonder why such high “esteemed” business people like Khanyi Dlomo exercise greed and corruption without any form of “Fear” whatsoever.
My opinion in a nutshell “It is nothing new, we are yet to see bigger, ridiculous looting of Government funds for as long as corruption remains as acceptable as it is today"
And That’s just my personal Opinion…………….
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