Rise Mzansi hits out at DA's Steenhuisen over 'political mercenaries' comment
Over the weekend, John Steenhuisen launched a tirade as he warned supporters against voting his party out of power, calling parties like Rise Mzansi, Good, the National Coloured Congress and the Patriotic Alliance (PA), mercenaries.
DA leader John Steenhuisen at the provincial manifesto launch in Paarl on 6 April 2024. Picture: X/@Our_DA
JOHANNESBURG - Rise Mzansi has lashed out at the Democratic Alliance (DA) and its leader, John Steenhuisen, over his remarks about parties seeking to make headway in the Western Cape.
Over the weekend, Steenhuisen launched a tirade as he warned supporters against voting his party out of power, calling parties like Rise Mzansi, Good, the National Coloured Congress and the Patriotic Alliance (PA), mercenaries.
He denounced them for campaigning in the DA-run province, whilst he claimed there was a desire by some to loot the Western Cape.
In an opinion piece on ewn.co.za by Rise Mzansi’s Irfaan Mangera, he argues that the DA has squandered opportunities to counter the African National Congress (ANC), claiming it instead perpetuates the same behaviour as the incumbent.
He said that in the 15 years that the DA has been in charge, it had failed to fundamentally challenge the status quo.
Mangera said it was clear the DA feels entitled to govern despite its many shortcomings while on the job.
"There’s a reason why communities like Mitchells Plain, Manenberg, Gugulethu and Khayelitsha and other areas that Rise Mzansi actively works in daily, is rising with us, its because in those communities, the working class, predominantly coloured and black families, are saying that they have not actually changed our lives and in fact, it has gotten worse."