Continuing my series on exposing the grossly unfair and corrupt practices by the ruling ANC, here is a quick but nasty comparison between what an ANC favourite gets handed on a plate, and what a normal poor South African can expect to get.

I think it’s past disgusting that such corrupt relationships are tolerated.

Here is a link to a PDF of the graphic above. Click the image above for a larger JPEG. The image and PDF may be used and distributed freely. (Please link back to me if you do.)

Interesting links:

• Mail & Guardian: Malema’s lifestyle sponsored by govt tenders
• The Daily Maveric: The Star steals lifestyle audit thunder. Oh, and destroys Malema too
• The Daily Maverick: ANC Youth League vs The Star, round one: League throws a girly punch
• The Star: Malema’s lifestyle sponsored by tenders

Previously in this series:

• The inequalities of ANC spending

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So this week’s budget speech in Parliament interested me quite a bit. There was an accompanying infographic that showed the comparative sizes of the different parts of the budget, and listed the percentage increase or decrease from the previous year.

So, I thought I’d make a little graphic of my own to highlight the magnitude of the changes. As you can see, not many decreases were seen (decreases are a lighter shade and have a red percentage indicator), government is on a spending spree! (Weeeee!).

You can download a PDF version here. (details details details)

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I was itching to do some creative time-wasting, so I figured that while I’m at it I’m going to do my little bit for South Africa, or at least what I believe to be in South Africa’s interest. So, why not pick on the biggest bully on the playground? Yes, that’s right, this time it’s the ANC who’s in my little dog box. (Oh yeah, you’re gonna get it now you bullies. My 3 readers and I are going to take you down!)

I’ve been keeping an eye on the rivers of money haemorrhaging out of the government coffers for idiotic reasons for some time now. What I saw inspired me to create this very simple infographic.

I hope y’all like it. Let me know what you think.

The version above is teensy, so please click here for the PDF or here for a higher resolution JPEG.

Edit: (9/11/2009) Thanks to Randy for linking here. Since creating this graphic the spend on luxury cars has increased by a few more millions. I’ve unfortunately been too busy to update. I’ll try get round to it. To get a good idea of how our government is wasting money while millions of poor people starve, get sick and live with unimaginable violence have a look at the Wasteful Expenditure Monitor – an initiative of the Democratic Alliance, one of our opposition parties. The total listed on the monitor currently exceeds R318 million, or enough to build more than 6000 houses which could house more than 24,000 people.

More in this series:

• Get your house on
  

If you intend to comment, please consider doing so at the original location (The Inequalities of ANC Spending), where I will appreciate it so much more.