Listen to Cyril, ANC, Helen says

CR lauding DA turns not into action, but a 'witch-hunt'.

- Hein Kaiser

The ANC is in terminal decline and while the organisation cannot be fixed, Joburg can be saved, says Joburg DA mayoral candidate Helen Zille.

The ruling party has lost its ability to govern and it’s been so for some time, she said.

It’s a party that’s “turned on itself” with members infighting, following President Cyril Ramaphosa's lauding of DA-run municipalities, instead of taking pause to reflect on its shortcomings.

According to Zille, Ramaphosa's words should have prompted action but instead triggered paranoia. “What it has done is create a witch-hunt against the president for telling the truth.

“Far from asking what we can do to fix it, they ask, how can we get rid of this president. They never look at themselves and say, ‘we have a problem’.

“The ANC has got none of the three legs on which a coherent organisation is built,” Zille said.

“They do not have a coherent political philosophy, the organisation is in chaos and they cannot attract talent. What they have done is blow themselves up on patronage.”