Mbalula: ANC won’t work with racist DA

PHUTI MOSOMANE

ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula says that the ruling party will not form any coalition government or partnership with the Democratic Alliance (DA) because of its ‘racist’ policies and apartheid-era racial stereotypes against black people.

Instead, the ANC would prioritize working with former liberation movements, independent candidates, service delivery forums and community groups committed to undoing the legacy of apartheid. 

Mbalula was briefing news reporters in Johannesburg on the outcomes of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) over the past weekend.

He said the DA’s ideology of privatizing everything in the state is incompatible with the ANC’s belief in looking after the disadvantaged African majority.

“We want stability of these metros, but we won’t work with the DA. The DA believes that Affirmative Action (AA) is a problem. They say what happened in over 300 years must be forgotten in just 30 years, and that we are all equal.