HRC worried as more mud flies

Jacob Zuma did make an error, he did slep with a woman who has HIV, unprotected, and he DID put his wives at risk. This is how the disease is spread. It was stupid of Zille to bring it up. It does not however, allow for the level of comment we have heard, which seems to disregard the dangers of the disease, in favour of a wild defence of the President. Childish comments such as that by the ANCYL and the veterens Assoc (who should be old enough to know better) are simply an indication of intelligence and political ability. As for violent threats when things get nasty, what would they say if the Freedom Front make threats of militant action? or the AWB for that matter? It is unnacceptable, and not something any South African should condone whichever party you support. Militant action, and childish mudslinging is a hollow and deeply pathetic approach to a solution.

Come on guys, we should know better.

Pres Zuma should call these mudslingers from both sides to Union Building and wash their ears. He is the president after all and should call these people to order. If he is indeed serious about being president.

About time HRC. This can all get out of hand, and it actually appears to be quickening. Someone has to have (excuse me if this is not politically/gender-wise correct) the balls to put a stop to the nonsense which threatens us all.

I really hope the DA will stop with making comments... and so also the Ruling Party.

There is more than enough to focus on than comments flying around.
Both parties need to realise that nation building and service delivery is more important than slinging things at each other.
The ANC has a very concilliatory stance combined with with progress building at the moment- something I think we all could cherish.
I really think think all South Africans should embrace this attitude.

We have a potentially perfect country at the moment but we all should advance into a combined future.

Let's forget about mud-slinging, and start focussing about the future!!!!

We are all in here together!

Zille spoke an inconvenient truth. And the ANC just have to swallow the rat, because not one syllable of what she said was untrue.

On the other hand, the ANC/Cosatu/SACP response has been nothing but vitriolic lies and vicious slander. Not one syllable is true.

In fact, much of it is brazen hate-speech: calling Zille an "enemy" and not an opponent is provocative hatespeech. Threatening to make the democratically-elected Western Cape "ungovernable" is treasonous. Accusing Zille of promiscuous whoredom is blatant crimen injuria and slander. So is the slur of her being mentally-unstable and in need of "help".

The HRC are going to have to winnow out the truth from the lies and, if they do so in an honest fashion, announce the inevitable conclusion that Zille spoke nothing but the truth while the ANC's howling mob spoke nothing but lies. And hell will freeze over before the ANC-appointed stooges in the HRC will unambiguously finger their party comrades and let the DA opposition escape without any rap on the knuckles, however unjustified.

This is ridiculous! While I do not agree with the sentiment of Helen Zille's recent comments about President Zuma - after all, that is in the past and we must move forward - I cannot believe the audacity of the ANCYL and friends. Their comments about Zille are not only reprehensible and disrespectful, but childish and ignorant too. In a number of cases they have not even been grammatically correct! The HRC is absolutely right - the country does not need this right now. Surely there are more important things to do. The ANC needs to rein in not only the ANCYL, but also its other mud-slinging members who appear to be speaking without thinking first. For example, with respect to Zille's new cabinet: Helen Zille is herself a woman. Thus it is utterly ridiculous to accuse her of not believing that women have a place in politics and government. Perhaps she really has appointed those she deems suitable for the job. A novel concept, I realize, but possibly the truth. It blows my mind that so many of our political leaders have all this spare time to take such great offense, and sling so much mud. There is a country to be run, people to feed and house and educate - perhaps if a little more time and money were spent on these real issues, the comments of ANCYL members would become somewhat more literate.

Unbelievable! All of it!

The HRC should also be worried about the indiscriminate use of the adjective "racist" being used. Just because the issue is between people of different races does not make it a racist issue, but to play the race card is racist.

The same HRC was quite when Gwede and Co were calling judges Counter Revolutionary and dogs. The Chickens have finally come home to roost, not so long Gwede Mantashe called the judges "Counter Revolutionaries" so we are not surprised by the comments from ANCYL bcoz that's what they were taught.

Ambitious Angie Motshekga called COPE leaders "DOGS" so we are not surprised bcoz ANC leaders are failing to engage other political leaders in a fair and robust manner.

We will wait and see if indeed the same Gwede who was insulting everyone will discipline the youth league and it's something i doubt.

As a concern south afriacan ,this is taking us nowhere .Politicians need to respect each other and their family Hellen Zille has a Family and same goes to President Zuma , i am afraid to say she has been pushing for this but before it get worse it can be avoided, Zille need to respect JZ ame goes to ANCYL whom ill say they where and they continue to act like infants.THIS IS GOING TO DIVIDE SA..PLS STOP B4 IT GET WORSE.

God blessed us with two ears, two eyes, even two nostrils but ONLY ONE MOUTH, now will all you politicians start to behave like adults. Do bare in mind we are paying your salaries and you are meant to be working for us. GET ON WITH IT!!!!