How does it feel to be one of us, Joe Soap?
The former minister of transport Joe Maswanganyi cannot transport himself any-more.
Shwa now understands why politicians fight tooth and nail to keep their plum jobs in government that come with being a lazy gogo or madala sitting in the back of a German machine while driven around by their protectors.
Maswanganyi once tasted this life but Shwa this week spotted him climbing onto a Nissan Almera outside Luthuli House.
It must really be painful losing favour or betting for the wrong horse in these ANC internal elections that are held every five years.
Poor Joe seemed so traumatized by backseat sitting arrangement since it would remind him of his ride on the gravy train.
Unlike ordinary people who climb onto the backseat in an Uber ride, comrade Maswanganyi prefers the front seat, surely to avoid evoking memories of the good old days.
Seeing that life is not so rosy anymore for this cadre, Shwa could not help but wonder how he allowed the VAT increase to be rubber-stamped at the standing committee on finance that he chairs.
Politicians are that selfish they do not even realise when they are endorsing something that will hurt them too.
Good luck to those Uber rides effecting the 0.5% VAT hike next month, which will hit the likes of this Joe Soap directly in the pocket.
And oh, at least he still gets to fly for free as an MP.
