Jabulani Mzaliya was Special Adviser to the Minister of Energy in the Republic of South Africa. He also served as a Trustee of the Albert Luthuli Centre For Responsible Leadership based at the University of Pretoria. He holds a Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Zululand (UZULU). He taught Politics at the same University. He has a Certificate in Post-Privatization, which he obtained from International Law Institute, Washington DC. He was Director of Strategic Analysis: Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) from 2001 to 2004. He was Deputy Director-General: Policy at the Department of Transport. He is Director of Transport Policy and Regulation (TRANSPOREG), a company specializing in policy and regulation of the Transport industry. The thoughts in this Paper stem from his nostalgic attachment.