DA leader John Steenhuisen presented an alternative version of the life of “Tintswalo” in Parliament on Tuesday, the fictional character used by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation Address (SONA).
MPs are debating Ramaphosa’s 8th State of the Nation Address in Cape Town City Hall.
Steenhuisen said the ANC government had dashed the dreams of many young people since the dawn of democracy.
According to Steenhuisen, Tintswalo has never been more disillusioned by the freedom that has left her unemployed, living in a shack without water and electricity and whose father has been murdered leaving her fearing for her safety.
Steenhuisen said Tintswalo’s dreams of a better future were dented when former President Jacob Zuma used millions of rands to build a chicken coop and a fire pool at his Nkandla home and then faced rape charges.
“She must survive in the reality of what South Africa
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