DA not putting black people of WC first – Mashatile

ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile once again lashed out at the DA-led Western Cape government, saying it continued to treat black people of the province as second-class citizens.

- THEOLIN TEMBO

“But we can’t continue without fear or favour that those who govern in the Western Cape – the Democratic Alliance – they will not care for our people in this province. They’re not putting our people first, and this is evidenced everywhere in black townships here in the Western Cape.”

“They don’t prioritise services in these areas,” Mashatile said. He said that if DA is still here, the ANC has to do more, but the party still needs to do more as “all South Africans must have a better life”.

“Hence we must especially in our branches, we must elect leaders who will work with energy, skills, at the disposal of the organisations and diligently carry out the task given to them, working towards making the ANC an even more effective instrument of liberation in the hands of our people.”

Mashatile was speaking during a lecture in honour of the life and legacy of Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu in Khayelitsha yesterday.