New party would be political zombie

01 October 2012

THE call by the DA leader for the formation of a new party leaves a lot to be desired ("Zille calls for new party", September 28). If this idea was based on principle, I am of the view that the people of South Africa would give it consideration.

It being premised on challenging the ANC political dominance and not on an ideology or some political considerations makes it nothing more than a political zombie.

The present name of the DA is a misnomer, as the so-called alliance died when the National Party broke away and was admitted to the ANC hospital, where it died of a political cancer. May its soul rest in peace.

Therefore the idea of a new political alliance of opposition parties lacks merit. These political parties are themselves nothing more than historical political accidents that have no vision of the kind of South Africa we want and whose ideologies are not accepted even to citizens of a psychiatric institution, let alone the greater citizenry.

The statement by COPE MP Nqaba Bhanga is not an organisational position, but his idea.

COPE needs to go to congress for it to be able to add the idea into the political discourse. At present COPE is like a headless chicken that can die at any moment if it does not call a congress to rescue itself from becoming a fraud of historical proportions

Any party that does not respond to the land question, workers' plight, the ownership of mines, the state of the South African economy, the rate of poverty and job creation will not add much value to the South Africa political landscape.

Mbuyiselo Madaka, COPE member, Port Elizabeth

Reader's Comments

Report Abuse Author: thirsty Date: 02 October 2012 17:22

Mbuyiselo think a bit. It has only been the DA for a few years now saying that the opposition parties should stand together, the rest who barley even get a percentage of the vote just dont do anything. I think at least the DA is thinking strategicaly. The DA is offering much more than you seem to realise, and offer it to everyone in the country. i.e. Service delivery, good management, Good schooling, Vastly improved control of all financial aspects of the country, in other words good governance to all, etc etc They will also supply housing etc etc but not jobs for chommies and corruption as the present. You criticise Zille but are a member of a party that is only known for its infighting just like the ANC. We are yet to see any infightiing at the DA!!!! Look at the way the Western Cape is today, with clean audits no corruption and more contracts being awarded. Zille is not doing it just to beat the ANC, but to "try' and offer something substantial to the voter. It is a hell of a lot more than all the other parties are doing. The land question, workers plights, mines, and all you list must be worked on responsibly and correctly and grow the country properly not like the way it is being done at present or was done in Zimbabwe. Think a bit and vote DA.

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