THE DA has refused to allow its Cape Town mayoral candidate, Patricia de Lille, to take part in a live TV and radio debate with ANC candidate Tony Ehrenreich.
The live debate would have taken place on May 1 on the current affairs show broadcast on SABC1 and SAfm radio.
Journalist Vuyo Mvoko, anchor of election debates at the SABC, wrote on his Facebook wall that the ANC had agreed to the debate but the DA had refused.
"When I first told her about it Western Cape Premier Helen Zille said I would either have to organise her a debate with Jacob Zuma or get the ANC to announce its mayoral candidates for the metro [cities] and get them to agree to debate the DA counterparts," Mvoko wrote on Tuesday.
"I followed up with a ... written request and was told I would have to organise the ANC's metro mayors candidates first. I don't know why I had to remind DA that SABC has neither the power nor authority to tell ANC what to do, to which they replied, today, with a 'NO'," wrote Mvoko.
Ehrenreich confirmed to Sowetan that he was willing to debate with De Lille.
The DA's head of election communications, Gareth van Onselen, confirmed the DA had refused to take part in the programme.
DA says no to live TV debate with ANC
THE DA has refused to allow its Cape Town mayoral candidate, Patricia de Lille, to take part in a live TV and radio debate with ANC candidate Tony Ehrenreich.
The live debate would have taken place on May 1 on the current affairs show broadcast on SABC1 and SAfm radio.
Journalist Vuyo Mvoko, anchor of election debates at the SABC, wrote on his Facebook wall that the ANC had agreed to the debate but the DA had refused.
"When I first told her about it Western Cape Premier Helen Zille said I would either have to organise her a debate with Jacob Zuma or get the ANC to announce its mayoral candidates for the metro [cities] and get them to agree to debate the DA counterparts," Mvoko wrote on Tuesday.
"I followed up with a ... written request and was told I would have to organise the ANC's metro mayors candidates first. I don't know why I had to remind DA that SABC has neither the power nor authority to tell ANC what to do, to which they replied, today, with a 'NO'," wrote Mvoko.
Ehrenreich confirmed to Sowetan that he was willing to debate with De Lille.
The DA's head of election communications, Gareth van Onselen, confirmed the DA had refused to take part in the programme.
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