DASO leader asks what the Guptas got from Maine in exchange for housing assistance

02 May 2016 - 15:01 By TMG Digital

It has become obvious that the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) has now also become just another captured ANC structure used to defend President Jacob Zuma and the Gupta family‚ says Democratic Alliance Student Organisation (DASO) leader Yusuf Cassim. This comes after reports revealed that the Gupta family possibly lent a big helping hand in securing ANCYL leader Collen Maine’s loan for his East Pretoria home worth R5.7 million. Cassim said on Sunday that Maine must come out and tell the nation what the Gupta's got in return for this alleged help. “Maine has previously said that an attack on Guptas is an attack on the ANC. It is increasingly clear why. Not even those with the governing party can discern between an ANC member and a Gupta. 'Gupta minister' on mission impossibleGupta-linked Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane is on his own in the fight to convince four banks to reopen Oakbay accounts as his two colleagues on an inter-ministerial committee keep their distance. “Of equal concern (are) recent comments by Maine threatening violence against those who criticise President Zuma and the ANC. Additionally‚ referring to the student movement as ‘treasonous’ in the past highlights his disdain for our constitutional democracy‚” Cassim asserted. Arrest Collen Maine before Malema: COPEThe Congress Of the People (COPE) is calling for the arrest of ANCYL leader Collen Maine, following reports that the government may be considering charges against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema Both these “reckless utterances” demonstrated that Maine was out of touch with the plight of the youth and South Africans alike‚ Cassim charged.“Mr Maine and the ANCYL represent clearly just how much the ANC has changed. This is not the party of Nelson Mandela. It is now a party that puts Zuma’s friends first and the people last. The ANCYL has become an irrelevant organisation reduced to being Zuma's defenders and has become detached from the many young South Africans who they are meant to serve. “On August 3 South Africans have an opportunity to vote for a DA that will put the youth of South Africa first but stopping corruption and creating jobs for the jobless youth. This is the change that will move South Africa forward again‚” said Cassim...

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