The EFF is not part of the DA, Benjamin Disoloane tells Tshwane council
by Kingdom Mabuza‚ Buchule Raba and Penwell Dlamini
2016-08-19 17:28:45.0
MINUTES after giving the DA its support‚ the EFF in Tshwane told the new leadership of council that they were not part of the DA.
"You must make sure that racism and white supremacy stops. We supported you but we are not part of you‚" said EFF councillor Benjamin Disoloane.
As he uttered these words‚ ANC councillors rose to their feet to applaud him‚ commending him for his courage.
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The EFF committed to support the DA on the day as it wanted ANC rule to end in Tshwane and elsewhere in hung municipalities.
The EFF’s national leaders have emphasised that the party’s councillors would not co-operate blindly with the DA or simply sit on the council’s benches‚ but would represent the residents who put them in chambers.
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EFF leader Julius Malema addresses the media in Johannesburg on Wednesday while his deputy, Floyd Shivambu, looks on. He announced that his party would not go into political partnerships with either the ANC or the DA.
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MINUTES after giving the DA its support‚ the EFF in Tshwane told the new leadership of council that they were not part of the DA.
"You must make sure that racism and white supremacy stops. We supported you but we are not part of you‚" said EFF councillor Benjamin Disoloane.
As he uttered these words‚ ANC councillors rose to their feet to applaud him‚ commending him for his courage.
READ THIS: The delicate mathematics of SA’s hung councils
The EFF committed to support the DA on the day as it wanted ANC rule to end in Tshwane and elsewhere in hung municipalities.
The EFF’s national leaders have emphasised that the party’s councillors would not co-operate blindly with the DA or simply sit on the council’s benches‚ but would represent the residents who put them in chambers.
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