The Lady Hooligan’s Page

In the land down South of Rob(b)er(t) Mugabe’s Zimbabwe, I have in these past few days witnessed some interesting political developments.  Not only is there some hope for strong opposition on the political horison, but sometimes weird things happen in strange places…

I work for the local municipality.  At best, in these interesting times, it can be an exhausting job!

The “corporate” side of our municipality is headed by a Municipal Manager, a white male person in his forties, in itself a strange sight in Affirmative Action-crazy South Africa.  Last week he was suspended from his job, for no apparent reason.  Not to me, anyway.  The only thing I can think of is the Aspirin excuse.  He’s white and he’s effective, so he must be fired!

This week, not only is he reinstated in his position, but the ANC counsellors who brought the allegations that lead to his suspension were all dismissed.  That includes the speaker and the local whip of the ruling party!  There is an interesting labour law in place that states that if one makes allegations of incompetency or racism against someone, and those allegations are proved to be unfounded, one can lose one’s own job!  THAT was probably what happened here.

Anyway, with COPE in place (albeit not where I live - YET!), I am really looking forward to the next elections.  Can be fun…