Motion for early election aimed at ridding SA of ‘toxic leadership’: DA

The Democratic Alliance says its motion calling for an early emergency election‚ which will be debated in Parliament on Tuesday‚ is about putting South Africans first.

DA national spokesperson Phumzile Van Damme said on Sunday that an early democratic election‚ in terms of Section 50 of the Constitution‚ would provide South Africans with a new opportunity to rid the country of the “toxic leadership of the Zuma-led ANC government”.

Millions of South Africans were living in misery with life becoming increasingly unbearable‚ she said.

“All this‚ while our limited state resources are being looted and funnelled by the Guptas to Dubai with the help of President Jacob Zuma‚ his son and their cronies.

“The South African people deserve better than the ANC. They deserve an efficient and corruption-free government.

“This is why an early election is important. We need good leadership in the Union Buildings‚ who will put the people of this country first‚” Van Damme asserted.

She urged all South Africans to sign the DA’s petition in support of this motion to ensure that every party in the National Assembly knew that South African citizens had lost all faith in the Gupta-controlled ANC-government.

“The ANC completely lost its legitimacy to govern our country when it decided to continue its support of their corrupt and captured President in the 8 August Motion of No Confidence.

“The DA calls on all MPs‚ across all party lines in the National Assembly‚ to support our motion‚ and put the South African people first.”