Steenhuisen: ANC bleeding millions of votes to MK Party
DA leader John Steenhuisen has accused the ANC of using the Union
Buildings to capture the state.
He revealed the party's election manifesto at the Union Buildings on Saturday, a venue the official opposition said was meant to show the party's readiness to govern.
Steenhuisen told thousands of supporters that the Union Buildings, as the seat of government, should fill every South African with pride.
However, he said the building has now come to mean something very different.
"It is inside these buildings that the ANC executed the plans that created the world’s highest unemployment rate, unleashed violent criminals on innocent people, and captured the state.
"It is inside these buildings that the dreams of Tintswalo, and millions of other hopeful young people, were betrayed.
"The same buildings that once served as a symbol of hope when President Nelson Mandela assumed office here, have been turned into a crime scene.
"So our meeting here today was no accident. Our meeting here today is a signal of intent."
Steenhuisen told the party faitful the DA is confident it could win the national and provincial polls.
"In this election, we are in it to win it. Today, we embark down a new path, and towards a new objective. In this election, the DA is not going to oppose the ANC.
"In this election, the DA is going to defeat the ANC. For the first time in our democratic history, support for the ANC is set to crash well below 50%.
"It is a party in terminal decline, being ripped to shreds from all sides.
"The ANC was already on its knees when Jacob Zuma’s MK Party entered the fray.
"As we speak, MK is devouring millions of ANC votes," said Steenhuisen.
He told supporters the Multi-Party Charter, consisting or various opposition parties, has the votes to unseat the ANC.
"By bringing an end to opposition infighting, and consolidating like-minded parties into a cohesive bloc, this formation – now known as the Multi-Party Charter for South Africa – offers voters the best prospect for political change since 1994.
"The DA feels a profound sense of responsibility towards the charter.
"Given our size, our proud trackrecord of clean and accountable government, and our success in delivering services and jobs where we govern, the DA is committed to becoming the strong, stable anchor party at the heart of a new multi-party government to rescue South Africa."
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