I posted a response on Moneyweb on this article, due Cyril the squirrels comments.
It seems that the majority of the population has this view that they are entitled to the riches of this country by sitting on their hands and waiting for the handouts. This stupid expectation of course has been aided and abetted by the illustrious ANC whose rhetoric was free education, housing and jobs made in heaven. The illusion has been kept alive by the ANC and now this is coming back to haunt them as there is no money for free education and jobs hard to create through a poor economic policies and avarice for what the white owners/mangers have achieved. The unfortunate reality is that there is no fast track to success and wealth - compare the Ackermans, Ruperts, Weise's, Joffe's of the country and consider how long it took them to amass substantial wealth - then compare them to the Motsepe's, Ramaphosa's and a host od other wealthy blacks whose extradionary wealth has come form little effort, hardship or just simple hard work to accumulate their wealth. Are these families wealthy - yes in monetary terms, but, in sheer business acumen, astute management then they are dirt poor. There are two blacks who I believe have broken the mould and achieved greatness (both of whom I have met) Richard Maponya and Herman Mashaba, undoubtedly there are others who have proven to be successful but they all demonstrate some very simple attributes - they don't shy away from hard work, they are not overtly outspoken about their wealth, they are shrewd business opportunity seekers, and don't give up when the going gets tough.
The squirrel if he does become president will be a disaster for this country as it is evident all his speeches and utterances are the product of a very destructive political party who have no will to make this country great. I always remember attending Clem Sunters high road, low road lectures - what the ANC has chosen is the low road and a massive mindset change is required to get us back on the high road
Rant over
