Zimbabwe a good reminder for SA voters: Maimane

Zimbabwe‚ where the economy is in total meltdown‚ is a good reminder of the choice facing South African voters in the upcoming local government elections‚ says Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane.

“Our country’s economy is in a very poor state‚ but it’s nothing compared to the situation in Zimbabwe‚” he told an election rally in Khayelitsha in Cape Town.

Maimane urged voters to reject the corruption of the ANC‚ which he said had for years supported Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and helped him to stay in power.

Voters must also reject the chaos of the EFF‚ which not only supported Mugabe but wanted to recreate what he had done in South Africa.

“We will never accept that for our country. We love this country‚ and we don’t want corruption and chaos. We want jobs‚ a growing economy‚ a nation united and working towards a better future.

“Corruption and chaos stop services from being rolled out. Corruption and chaos scare investors off. Corruption and chaos cost jobs‚” Maimane stated.