ANC outright rejects DA land grab lies

The ANC Western Cape rejects the latest DA accusations levelled at it as typical DA stereotyping and ‘swart gevaar' (Afrikaans for black danger) tactics to scare and further divide people.

This follows frivolous petty party political propaganda spread by the DA blaming the present spate of private property invasions on the ANC and which is aimed at playing on the emotions of people with old apartheid divide-and-rule tactics.

The ANC Western Cape secretary Songezo Mjongile says: "The statements and leaflets of the DA contain a massive lie. The DA must prove where the ANC invades land or plan to do so. In fact, it is the DA's parliamentary bedfellows in politics from the EFF that are agitating and driving this matter. They can just speak to their friends to stop their actions.

"Instead, the DA is bent on trying to tie something to the ANC. The DA should first explain why it is not making land available for people to live on - especially that which was given to them by the national department of housing / human settlements. The DA could do better and concentrate on improving the inferior service delivery in poor areas instead of stoking emotions or according blame!

"The DA further fails poor people every year by not building adequate housing. Cape Town and now Breede Valley municipalities run by the DA gave back millions of Rand from central government not used to build houses, while there are massive backlogs in those areas. This is a shame."

Statement issued by Songezo Mjongile, ANC Western Cape Provincial Secretary, April 8 2015

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