Eer...in case you forgot - you are not addressing your branch, so spare us the irrelevant details. Everyone seem to acknowledge or at least have the apprehension that the ANC may not win (or win with a significantly reduced) majority votes in the election, yet no one seems to be capable of offering realistic solutions to avert the impending "calamity" (or a welcome relief to some). Most talk past each other and above their own heads (as the writer demonstrates in his letter).