DA launches Tshwane manifesto
The Democratic Alliance Leader, Mmusi Maimane, and DA Tshwane Mayoral Candidate, Solly Msimanga, launched the DA's manifesto for change for the City of Tshwane on Monday.
Maimane addressed supporters in a community hall in Soshanguve and said it was meant to be a good day, but the recent unrest in areas surrounding Tshwane had to be addressed.
"How can we be happy when our capital city is burning, and when people here are losing their lives? How can we stand by and watch those with selfish agendas destroy this city and destroy the communities that you call home? We cannot stand by and watch as this happens, and we will not. This city belongs to the people of Tshwane. It doesn't belong to factions of the ANC. It doesn't belong to Luthuli House, to Sputla Ramokgopa or to Thoko Didiza," Maimane said.
He called on President Jacob Zuma to restore peace and added that the upcoming elections could not be threatened by the ANC's 'internal battles'.
"What you are seeing on the streets of Soshanguve, Atteridgeville and Mamelodi is not just thuggery, as the ANC Secretary General would like us to believe. These are not individuals venting their frustration, and they are not just criminals taking advantage of the situation. This is a planned campaign by one faction of the ANC against another faction of the ANC. And the idea is to cause as much chaos as possible," he said.
Pieter van der Merwe reports...
Supporters singing and dancing ahead of the DA's #TshwaneManifesto launch. pic.twitter.com/nsemzJA2FJ
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