Political analysts discuss the implications of the DA's recent losses in Tshwane, highlighting the strategic importance of the municipality and the challenges faced by the party
Analysts explain the Democratic Alliance fury over loss of Tshwane, the capital city of South Africa . Picture: Etienne CreuxWEIGHING in on the ongoing war of words between the DA and the ANC after the removal of the former DA mayor Cilliers Brink, independent political analysts have stated that the DA lost an “important and strategic” seat of government and that this explained why the party was not happy.
“Tshwane is a seat of government. Controlling the seat of government gives it far greater access to embassies of other countries. It can host international events and government ceremonies that would improve its profile internationally. “The DA is benefiting from the ANC's corruption and maladministration of the past 25 years. The fact that the ANC has entrenched the culture of corruption in public institutions has redefined political accountability. While the DA remains incompetent and pushes anti-poor policies, the media would not see it as a problem because the ANC's looting had become salient.
“They pride themselves on not stealing but rather delivering services that change the lives of the poor. Their priorities are misguided. But that would not be seen as a problem because the ANC has done worse things,” Makgoba said. Among other notable critics of the ANC is the SA Communist Party , which has on several occasions accused its alliance partner of favouring the DA's desires over other parties in the country.
“Theirs is to use their public platforms to perform political visibility while, in essence, they have directly benefited from the ANC's hegemony. If they are indeed a socialist party, they should force the ANC to move to the left. They have never done that; all they do is act as if they are contesting the ANC. This is merely to confuse,” he said.
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