DA lambasts ANC at Jacques Smalle unveiling

DA leader Mmusi Maimane used the occasion of the announcement of Jacques Smalle as Limpopo Premier candidate to lash out at the ruling ANC.

Speaking at Mokopane’s village of Masodi on Saturday 15 September, Maimane hinted that his party chose the venue to symbolise the failure of the authorities to build a school as initially
promised.

“Eight years ago, the Ratunku Primary School was meant to be built for the children of Masodi, some of whom are with us today. You can see why it is now referred to as the ”invisible school” because all that has come of this promise is the abandoned space we find ourselves in. There is still no school today, as the young children of this village are left behind by the ANC government,” he said.

Political activists across the Limpopo had been awaiting the announcement of the DA’s Premier candidate with interest, ahead of the 2019 general elections.

Smalle was expected to go into a battle royale with Limpopo Premier Stan Mathabatha.

The DA planned to contest the elections under the theme “One South Africa for All”.

Smalle was expected to press home demands for a commission of inquiry into the VBS Mutual Bank’s alleged scandals.

— The BEAT