By Thapelo Molefe
An ex-ActionSA PR councillor has launched a scathing attack on his former party, accusing it of misleading voters and operating as a “top-down dictatorship”, as he and dozens of members defected to the Democratic Alliance in Soweto on Thursday.
Mandla Nyaqela, a former proportional representation councillor for Ward 48 in Johannesburg, said he resigned from ActionSA on Thursday morning because he could no longer “lie” to residents about the party’s prospects and internal culture.
“I was not expelled from ActionSA. I resigned this morning as a councillor. I do not want to continue lying to the residents of Dobsonville that they must vote ActionSA and later regret it,” Nyaqela said during a media briefing.
He accused ActionSA of misleading voters about its ability to wield power and deliver change.
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