W Cape ANC to launch manifesto

The ANC in the Western Cape yesterday called on residents from across Cape Town to occupy Wale Street tomorrow to hear “the real state of the Western Cape government under the administration of the Democratic Alliance (DA)”.

Premier Helen Zille is set to deliver her final State of the Province address (Sopa) at the Western Cape Provincial Parliament.

During her Sopa, the premier will outline the Western Cape government’s achievements in recent years, as well as progress made on the provincial strategic plan and Western Cape government’s “game changers”.

ANC Western Cape head of elections Ebrahim Rasool said the ANC planned to launch its manifesto and announce itself ready to govern the province.

“The idea is that from 9.30am outside the provincial legislature, the real state of the province will be described and the ANC will launch its manifesto and announce itself ready to govern the Western Cape after May 8,” he said at a press conference held at Constitution House in Cape Town.

ANC provincial secretary, Faiez Jacobs said: “This year we are going to get people to reflect the reality of accounts and not from the ANC perspective, but from the people’s perspective.

“Eviction is a big thing, they are evicting everybody, they evicted Safa at Athlone, they are evicting our farmworkers, they are evicting our people at Bokaap, they are evicting everybody.

“It’s now time for the DA to be evicted and the people of Cape Town will come and evict them.” – ANA