DA wants to govern - Trollip
THE DA wanted South Africans to have an economy that created wealth and stimulated people to be independent via prosperity and a proper education system.
DA federal chairman Athol Trollip, speaking during a fund raiser said South Africa had spent more money on education than any developing country, but the outcomes remained poor.
The DA was happy with unions as long as they did not disrupt the education system or the quality thereof.
“Crime in this country is too violent and crime against women and children is unacceptable, but the government just sits with folded arms. We have to do something fundamental and start by breaking the chain of patriarchy.”
Trollip said corruption was ‘nauseating’ and the Nkandla issue was an albatross, not only around Zuma’s neck but that of the ANC as well. The DA would fight corruption wherever it was found. “We are a party of opportunity for all so broad based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) policies that are exclusive are unacceptable.We will embrace policies that are inclusive. We believe in a government that can create an environment where businesses can flourish,” he said.
The DA believed people should get jobs and get ahead, educate their children, ensure they were healthy and where children and women could live safely. “Service delivery will happen and taxpayers will pay as they can see where their taxes go. Now you pay, but you do not see where it goes,” he said.
The DA had decided not to talk about the things that separated South Africans but focus on ‘bread and butter issues’.
“Black parents want the best for their children just like white parents. We might come from different backgrounds and have different perspectives but we all have the same hopes and aspirations based on values,” he said.
South Africans wanted a normal society - post apartheid and post ANC. Nationalist organisations did not bring people together but were exclusive, divisive and discriminatory and South Africa was too diverse to be led by a nationalist party (African Natio- nal Congress). People needed to be united around common values, not ideology, philosophy or race.
“Our party is based on freedom, fairness and opportunity. Our vision 2029 is what South Africa could be under DA leadership,” he said.
Of Mmusi Maimane he said, “He has self-belief and confidence.”
Speaking in English, Xhosa and Afrikaans, Trollip said the DA had grown from 12 to 23% in eight years. “We are serious about becoming the government of this country. The government has systematically ruined the country in the last 21 years.”
Trollip said Zuma still had over 700 charges hanging over him and he was a ‘compromised man’. Chapter nine institutions had been destroyed in pursuit of protecting himself.