DA launches 'Rescue South Africa' voter registration campaign

Party leader John Steenhuisen unveiled the poster at Bree Street in the Johannesburg CBD on Monday.

"We chose this location in particular because no other city so appropriately and so tragically symbolises the state of rubble, smoke, and debris that South Africa has been reduced to after nearly 30 years of ruinous and explosive corruption under the ANC," said Steenhuisen.

Steenhuisen said the 2024 general elections will be historic.

"2024 offers us a last chance to rescue South Africa from the tight grip of the ANC’s criminal state and pull our country back from the brink of state failure and the complete collapse of the South African democratic dream.

“ In 1994, we voted for freedom. In 2024, we will vote to rescue South Africa from crime, corruption, and unemployment and, ultimately, to ensure our country’s survival.

“The ANC will stay in power if opposition voters do not register to vote.

“The only way we can rescue South Africa is if we register to vote. Citizens have the power to rescue our country from load shedding, from crime, and even from exploding streets in our cities. Some 14 million South Africans are not registered to vote, and our future depends on every single citizen standing up and registering to rescue South Africa," he said.

Steenhuisen said the DA stands ready to form the core of a new majority. 

"The stakes have never been higher. Your vote is your voice, and it matters. Not only to you but to everyone in South Africa and the future longevity of our country. It is our responsibility to future generations to do whatever we can, right now, to register to rescue South Africa.”

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