DA’s exclusionary agenda in the Western Cape is plain to see
Premier Alan Winde’s address in Mitchells Plain pays lip service to economic inclusion, writes Nobulumko Nkondlo
20 February 2020 - 11:05
Today’s state of the province address (Sopa) by Western Cape premier Alan Winde is the second he has delivered, and after 10 years of DA governance, he has chosen only in 2020 (a year before local government elections) to deliver it in Mitchells Plain.
While that is a noble gesture, the DA has refused a call by opposition parties to allow public participation, even by a few members of this community contributing to the Sopa debate. So this is the Winde-plus-R1.2m show (the cost of the Sopa, excluding all other operations to support the event), with everyone else there as his clapping team...
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