ANC rubbishes DA’s claims that eThekwini will fund party rally

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The African National Congress (ANC) in eThekwini has rubbished allegations by the Democratic Alliance (DA) – insinuating the municipality would fund rallies for the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and ANC in the coming week.

Both parties are set to hold manifesto rallies in preparation for the 2024 general elections.

In response, ANC eThekwini Spokesperson Mlondi Mkhize dismisses the claims, “The manifesto rally of the ANC in eThekwini is not an eThekwini manifesto rally, it’s not a rally that is organised by the province of KwaZulu-Natal. The rally is organised by the head office; we are merely there to host the rally. So, if the insinuation, or the understanding, or the assumption is that the manifesto rally – Mayihlome rally of the African National Congress will be funded by eThekwini region – it’s a misplaced one. It’s a national event, and the national will take care of that rally at the level of resources.”

The ANC is demanding that the DA provide evidence to support their assertions.

 

Vote of no confidence

Amid these developments, eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda survived a vote of no confidence initiated by the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and DA.

The IFP accused Kaunda, an ANC member, of mismanaging the municipality’s finances. The EFF, which is in a cooperative relationship with the ANC in the province – even forming part of the mayoral committee, also voted against Kaunda.

IFP Chief Whip Mdu Nkosi voices his concerns, “eThekwini has over R2 billion irregular expenditure, as from 2019, that is the time when Mayor Kaunda joined council. That is on those lines that we said as IFP that during his term of office from 2019 things are not well in eThekwini. Things are falling apart, therefore we can’t just sit. The EFF voted against the ANC, in fact, they were supporting our motion. The ANC was helped by the smaller parties. The smaller parties, some of them I don’t think that their leaders know what they’re doing.”

NEWS: The ANC mayor of Thekwini municipality, Mxolisi Kaunda, has narrowly survived the motion of no confidence brought against him by the DA. The EFF (20 councillors) voted in favour of the motion and Kaunda’s skin was saved by smaller parties (like ATM and ABC) in the council… pic.twitter.com/9XIPmOUoDN

— Sihle Mavuso (@ZANewsFlash) January 31, 2024

WATCH: DA’s caucus leader in eThekwini municipality condemns the minorities parties who today decided to vote with the ANC to block a motion to vote Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda out of office. Among those parties are ADeC, ATM and ABC. pic.twitter.com/axOgA084zt

— Sihle Mavuso (@ZANewsFlash) January 31, 2024

♦️In Pictures♦️

The EFF Secretary General, Commissar @DlaminiMarshall joins @TshunguTitus on the special edition of the EFF Podcast this coming Friday from Moses Mabhida Stadium, in Durban.

KZN is the home of the EFF and the SG will give us the lay of the land ahead of the EFF… pic.twitter.com/Mg6EDPN8Q2

— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) January 31, 2024

• NEC Lekgotla Closing Remarks •

[WATCH] We all agreed today that the Alliance will campaign for a clear majority to ensure stability and sustained progress #ANCLekgotla24 #IamANC#RegisterToVoteANC pic.twitter.com/p7iay4KoBL

— African National Congress (@MYANC) January 30, 2024

🇿🇦 | United to rescue South Africa and usher in a new government! DA supporters arrive at the Johannesburg City Hall for the Multi-Party Charter for SA rally.

Kumnandi masihlangene. Watch it live on the DA’s Facebook and YouTube pages: https://t.co/mecWVBfdeg#Charter24 pic.twitter.com/W4sJL3wDeb

— Democratic Alliance (@Our_DA) February 1, 2024