ANC Women’s League president Bathabile Dlamini burst into tears when angry residents in Port Elizabeth’s New Brighton township hurled insults at her on Friday morning.
They halted the opening of the Ernest Malgas drug treatment centre‚ saying that people from the area had not been employed to work there. Residents also closed Singapi Street and there was a strong police presence.
Among the things said was that Dlamini was “drunk from expensive whiskey”.
She later told The Herald that if it wasn’t for the fact that ANC would discipline her for beating someone‚ she would’ve done so.
The R67-million centre is in Port Elizabeth’s Red Location and is named after struggle hero Ernest Malgas. It will cater for youngsters aged between 13 and 18 and is the seventh substance abuse treatment facility in the city.
Insults reduce ANC Women's League leader to tears
They halted the opening of the Ernest Malgas drug treatment centre‚ saying that people from the area had not been employed to work there. Residents also closed Singapi Street and there was a strong police presence.
Among the things said was that Dlamini was “drunk from expensive whiskey”.
She later told The Herald that if it wasn’t for the fact that ANC would discipline her for beating someone‚ she would’ve done so.
The R67-million centre is in Port Elizabeth’s Red Location and is named after struggle hero Ernest Malgas. It will cater for youngsters aged between 13 and 18 and is the seventh substance abuse treatment facility in the city.
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