It's that time of year when naughty and nice people around the world write letters to Santa Claus, sending him their wish lists for Christmas.
There’s a lot of things Munier would like to see under his tree - but nothing Saint Nick can fit on his sleigh.
Like a corruption-free, prosperous South
Africa, free of crime and poverty.
So perhaps Munier should instead address his letter to the new ANC leader - and possible future South Africa president, Cyril Ramaphosa.
Only five days after he was elected at the party’s congress, there are already great expectations of the new main ou.
Ramaphosa will have a big job on his hands - not only to “save” South Africa, but also his own party.
Here are the top things on Munier’s wishlist - or to-do list - for Ramaphosa:
Root out corruption
Let’s face it, the ANC government has become synonymous with corruption and state capture.
Confidence in the ruling party is at an all-time low.
Ordinary citizens simply do not trust government to run the country, and utilise taxpayers’ money efficiently.
Just look at the state our state-owned enterprises are in: Eskom, SAA, the SABC, Telkom and Transnet.
What about SASSA and the crisis over the switch to the new payment service? Eish.
Get rid of Jacob Zuma
The president and his administration have been at the heart of corruption and state
capture allegations since he took office in 2009.
The controversies around Nkandla, dealings with the Guptas and their alleged roles in the hiring and firing of ministers have done untold damage to the economy, and confidence in this country.
Ramaphosa needs to push hard for an inquiry into state capture, and get the president to face up to his 783 charges in court as soon as possible.
As long as Zuma is in charge, there can be no talk of cleaning up house and renewing the party.
Unify the ANC
Like it or not, the ANC will have a major role to play in SA politics for years and years to come.
So it is important for the country that the party is in a healthy, cohesive state.
The organisation has been ripped apart by divisions in recent years.
There’s the Zuma camp, supported by the “Premier League”, ANC Youth League and Women’s League.
Then there’s the Ramaphosa camp, backed by Tripartite Alliance partners Cosatu and the SA Communist Party, and the ANC Veterans.
The bitter factionalism was there for all to see at this week’s conference, with delegates lobbying ferociously for their favoured Top Six candidates.
To avert a stand-off, the leadership engineered a power-sharing deal, where the Top Six were split 3-3 to appease each camp.
It’s a fragile compromise, though. It may well paper over the very deep cracks for now.
But accommodating factions won’t bring about long-lasting unity.
And if Ramaphosa intends to make a fresh start, he needs to purge Zuma and those in his network.
Have the guts to stand up
Cyril needs to assert his authority as party leader if he is to make a meaningful change.
He has to take on Zuma and his cronies and show the Top Six who’s boss.
For years, the deputy president has been silent on the prez’s exploits, knowing full well what was going on all along.
That may mean doing what JZ did to Thabo Mbeki after he became the party main man in 2007.
Cyril needs to make bold decisions on policing, university fees, economic transformation and land expropriation.
He has to put the right people in the right jobs in Cabinet, the judiciary and in parastatals.
And take a zero-tolerance approach to corruption and incompetence.
Ramaphosa must know that if he doesn’t act quickly, he may just find Mmusi Maimane
taking his place at the Union Buildings come 2019.