Show us your mayoral contenders‚ Van Damme dares ANC
The Democratic Alliance (DA)’s Phumzile van Damme on Tuesday appeared to be getting impatient with the African National Congress (ANC) remaining mum on its mayors.She again rolled out the criticism that the ruling party “governs like black lives don't matter”‚ saying its secretary-general‚ Gwede Mantashe‚ hasn’t made good on a promise to “reveal its mayoral candidates within 10 days”.“Fourteen days later and Luthuli House remains silent‚ refusing to provide the electorate a real opportunity to interrogate its candidates and record of government‚” said Van Damme.“We have no reason to hide. We have revealed our mayoral candidates and we are prepared to debate the ANC anywhere‚ any time. Fourteen days later‚ we again challenge the ANC to come out of hiding and to reveal their mayoral candidates now.”The reticence‚ she ventured‚ lay in the “reality…that the ANC is more interested in defending the corrupt‚ than providing an honest government”.“ANC-run municipalities have shown that they have abandoned the communities which they vowed to serve‚” Van Damme said.“Instead of better service delivery and more jobs‚ ANC Mayors have indulged in the pursuit of self-interest and self-enrichment with impunity.” TMG Digital..
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