Another ANC councillor joins DA
Less than a week after a suspended ANC ward councillor jumped ship to join the DA, a second councillor has followed suit.
|||Cape Town - Less than a week after a suspended ANC ward councillor jumped ship to join the DA, a second councillor has followed suit.
Welcoming Linda Landu, an ANC proportional councillor in Mbekweni in the Drakenstein municipality, into their midst, deputy provincial DA leader Bonginkosi Madikizela said the ANC was “losing members faster than ever”.
Landu’s move to the DA comes less than 10 days after councillor Siseko Mabidiza, who controlled one of the largest ANC strongholds in the Kraaifontein area, walked over to the DA after he was suspended from the ANC the previous day.
The ANC had accused Mabidiza of neglecting his community in recent months.
Landu told a media briefing at the DA’s headquarters in the city that she no longer felt at home in the party that continuously turned “a blind eye to corruption at every level of government”.
She said she was disillusioned with the ANC and would feel more at home in the DA.
Landu described the ANC as a “shadow of its former self”, following its rich history. “The DA is the only political party in South Africa that is growing,” added Madikizela. “The DA will continue to work tirelessly to provide the people of South Africa with a government that they deserve.”
But the ANC appeared unfazed by the defection. Western Cape ANC leader Marius Fransman described Landu’s decision to leave the party as a “real pity”, adding that she was “a very nice lady”.
Fransman said the DA had embarked on a vigorous recruitment drive, flashing money and the promise of jobs at party members.
“We will soon be embarking on our candidate selection process for the elections and there are those who feel insecure of their chances of re-election,” he said. “But these processes are driven at grassroots level and the branches will decide on candidates.”
Cape Argus
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