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DA election poster bearing Mandela's name. (Ntwaagae Seleka, News24)
DA leader Mmusi Maimane once again challenged the ANC during a debate on the legacy and values of the former statesman Nelson Mandela.
Maimane was talking at the launch of a new billboard in Johannesburg on Friday.
The words "Honor Mandela's vision of building a South Africa for all" feature on the new billboard that is hanging outside a Prichard Street building in the neighborhood. central office of Johannesburg.
S addressing the media, Maimane said that he was not worried about whether the billboard would attack the ruling party. Instead, the leader of the opposition party challenged the ANC during a debate if the ad hurt him.
He said that Mandela does not belong only to the ANC, but to all political parties and to everyone in the country.
"The ANC must provide evidence that they have honored Mandela's legacy.I do not think Mandela would have pleaded for state capture or corruption." would not have brought criminals to Parliament.I will never, ever sit today, say that (Mandela The dream exists in the ANC.They do not have to show words, but actions that his legacy lives on in the ANC, "said Maimane.
"I do not expect the ANC to send a supplementary message regarding the billboard, they have to prove that they are for all South Africans. debate, "he added.
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Maimane said that the billboard spoke of a South Africa for all and its values and principles put in place after 1994.
"I think South Africans should not feel left out of this country, as a DA we are fighting for a united South Africa that does not exclude people for who they are. authorize racism and racial polarization We want South Africans to feel all South African.
"This should remind us of who we are with our values and promote diversity and transformation.Mandela belonged to different parties, we will not let his values go away."
Maimane added that in 1994, the ANC was led by a group of leaders who understood the struggle and stood united to work together rather than to divide the country. After 1994, Mandela became the father of the nation and created a system in which all races work together.
"As a DA, we say that the solution to our problems in the country lies in all races.We must build an economy that includes everyone.If we want to build South Africa, we need to create jobs for every family We are going to have an agrarian reform program that includes everyone: we are going to build an economy where small businesses thrive.
"We want all citizens to gain equity and participate in the economy, build this country where all citizens earn equity and participate in the economy," he said.
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