CHARLES MOLELE
THE Democratic Alliance (DA) has an extended an invitation to General Bantu Holomisa, leader of the United Democratic Movement (UDM), to join a Moonshot Pact before the 2024 general elections. However, Holomisa has declined the invitation, saying that the UDM is an independent political party that cannot be influenced by political donors.
This weekend, the DA appealed to political donors to encourage other parties to join their pact to prevent the ANC and EFF from coming to power after the 2024 elections, but Holomisa reiterated that UDM was an independent political entity that did not rely on donors for support.
“The UDM won’t be bought. If the DA wants to be treated seriously, the only route to follow is where an independent facilitator is appointed, and all parties are treated as equal contributors to the process,” said Holomisa on Sunday.
“We are not subscribing to the DA. We are not appendages
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