The African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has reacted to the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) controversial posters in Phoenix, which have sparked some outrage online. It comes just three months after at least 36 people were killed during clashes between vigilantes and suspected looting during the July riots. The violence is reported to have been as a result of tensions between Black and Indian community members.
Despite the backlash over the poster, the DA is not backing down and says the posters will be put up all over Durban. The party also insists it isn’t trying to sow any divisions, including between the affected communities, which are still reeling from the violence.
ANC angry over DA Phoenix posters
The ANC in KZN says the DA posters prove that the party supports the heinous killings which took place in Phoenix and has labelled the opposition’s actions as desperate.
“The ANC calls peace loving citizens to ensure that all efforts are employed to reject the DA that wants to turn this province into the epicentre of racism. The disgusting act of the DA to pit people against each other using its election posters erected in the Phoenix area on the north of Durban shows that this party has no respect for human life,” says ANC KZN spokesperson Nhlakanipho Ntombela.
The ANC says the DA posters is the party reminding South Africans that people needed to redouble their efforts in ensuring that South Africa became a truly non-racial country.
“What the DA has done in Phoenix is undisputable undermining our goal of building a united society. The ANC calls on the citizens to strive to end racial exploitation by the DA that plays with their emotions. We believe that members of the public should have a strong content that deals with social cohesion and need for racial harmony”
ANC KZN spokesperson Nhlakanipho Ntombela
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