Fransman failing in the Western Cape - bring in Motsoaledi

The political deployment by the ANC of minister Aaron Motsoaledi to "assist" the Western Cape ANC for the 2014 election, is a strange move. Is it perhaps due to the fact that Motsoaledi is not welcome in his own province (Limpopo) anymore? 

Motsoaledi's deployment is a serious slap in the face of Marius Fransman, the leader of the ANC in this province, and an acknowledgement that Fransman is failing on his promises to the ANC. It is also an acknowledgement that the ANC has no potential for leadership within its provincial ranks.

The DA has noted that Marius Fransman was not elected as member of the National Executive Committee of the ANC. In fear of public humiliation at the recent Mangaung national conference, he decided not to stand for this position. Yet his public opponents and members of the Western Cape provincial Legislature , Mcebisi Skwatsha and Lynne Brown both made it to the NEC at Mangaung. Their election onto the NEC now give them more political power than poor Fransman. Fransman is persona non grata in the Western Cape ANC and therefore a national minister is deployed to help the ANC provincial leadership.

One can only hope that Motsoaledi will bring some money to the ANC in the Western Cape to settle their long overdue account at the CTICC and to buy them some office furniture! 

Nonetheless, the DA welcomes Motsoaledi as a new political player in the province.  Hopefully he will be able to take one very important message back to the ANC chiefs: the people of the Western Cape are not obsessed with race, they are obsessed with good governance.

Statement issued by Theuns Botha, Deputy Leader of the DA in the Western Cape, January 22 2013

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