As Malema draws crowd of 10 000 in EL, Zille addresses 1 300 in Mthatha.
KING Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo of the Thembu provided the highlight of the DA’s biggest rally ever in the former Transkei when he told the crowd it was time for President Jacob Zuma to exit Mthatha so DA leader Helen Zille could enter.
Zille, accompanied by the party’s national and provincial top brass, including Nqaba Bhanga who recently defected from COPE, was welcomed with a human chain. Amid ululating, cheers and whistles, she showed off some dance moves.
Referring to ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe’s comment in Mthatha, that the ANC was like a snake, Zille said: “President Jacob Zuma is the head of a snake, and we know that one must strike at the head of a snake with a weapon.
“In a democracy, your vote is your weapon – not violence. Therefore, on 7th May, use your vote as your weapon to get rid of the snake.
“We all know a snake represents Satan,” Zille said.
Zille called the SABC’s reasons for canning the party’s election adverts “ridiculous” and “crazy”.
“They are acting on instructions from the ANC.”
She mocked Zuma’s trademark “Umshini Wam” song, and reading her speech in Xhosa from a laptop, said: “We are all for education, not guns to shoot each other.”
Asked if Dalindyebo had consulted the DA prior to meeting Malema, Zille retorted: “Why should he? We believe in democracy. That’s the freedom we fought for. You can say whatever you like as long as it is not defamatory or harms the rights of a person.”
Trollip said of ANC Buffalo City regional leader Pumlani Mkolo, mired in a corruption scandal: “They have learnt those tricks from the president. Vote for trusted people. If you vote for a cat that’s in the bag, don’t be surprised when it scratches you,” said Trollip.
In East London Malema said he was sorry to the Eastern Cape people for leading “a misinformed campaign for the unceremonious removal of the province’s son of the soil” (Thabo Mbeki) in 2008. —
Crowds flock to ANC rivals
KING Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo of the Thembu provided the highlight of the DA’s biggest rally ever in the former Transkei when he told the crowd it was time for President Jacob Zuma to exit Mthatha so DA leader Helen Zille could enter.
Zille, accompanied by the party’s national and provincial top brass, including Nqaba Bhanga who recently defected from COPE, was welcomed with a human chain. Amid ululating, cheers and whistles, she showed off some dance moves.
Referring to ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe’s comment in Mthatha, that the ANC was like a snake, Zille said: “President Jacob Zuma is the head of a snake, and we know that one must strike at the head of a snake with a weapon.
“In a democracy, your vote is your weapon – not violence. Therefore, on 7th May, use your vote as your weapon to get rid of the snake.
“We all know a snake represents Satan,” Zille said.
Zille called the SABC’s reasons for canning the party’s election adverts “ridiculous” and “crazy”.
“They are acting on instructions from the ANC.”
She mocked Zuma’s trademark “Umshini Wam” song, and reading her speech in Xhosa from a laptop, said: “We are all for education, not guns to shoot each other.”
Asked if Dalindyebo had consulted the DA prior to meeting Malema, Zille retorted: “Why should he? We believe in democracy. That’s the freedom we fought for. You can say whatever you like as long as it is not defamatory or harms the rights of a person.”
Trollip said of ANC Buffalo City regional leader Pumlani Mkolo, mired in a corruption scandal: “They have learnt those tricks from the president. Vote for trusted people. If you vote for a cat that’s in the bag, don’t be surprised when it scratches you,” said Trollip.
In East London Malema said he was sorry to the Eastern Cape people for leading “a misinformed campaign for the unceremonious removal of the province’s son of the soil” (Thabo Mbeki) in 2008. —
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