The contest for positions will be very intense, which will probably distract from the election itself. Remember, if the ANC is out of government, the whole patronage system will collapse and everybody will be out of work, even senior police officials. That is dangerous. The people who have to ensure a free and fair election will have a stake in the outcome. How free and fair and how peaceful do we expect the election to be? For some of the contestants this is life and death. Literally. We should be very afraid. This is not just getting rid of Zuma and/or the ANC, whichever way you lean.

Be aware that this is not going to be easy. These people have to go to jail. The cancer has to be cut out of society. The stolen money must be returned to the fiscus. That will require a long, hard and possibly bloody battle. The question is: Do you trust your neighbour to do the right thing and accept the outcome? Over the next two years, build that trust. We will need each other.