The ANC, which on Wednesday begins its role as the official opposition in the province, has rejected as "conspiracy theories" charges by incoming premier Helen Zille that it had orchestrated violent protests by the people of an informal settlement in Khayelitsha.
The ANC's provincial secretary, Sipho Kroma, said Zille was trying to deflect attention from the City of Cape Town's poor service delivery to the people of BT section of Site C, Khayelitsha.
Reports have quoted Zille as saying that, at a weekend meeting, the ANC opted to make the province "ungovernable".
"This latest conspiracy is a thinly-veiled attempt by the outgoing mayor and in-coming premier to deflect attention from poor service delivery by the City of Cape Town to poor people - and to falsely blame the ANC for violent service delivery protests in Khayelitsha," Kroma said.
He said there had been no weekend ANC meeting attended by the party's officials, nor was the ANC aware that decisions had been made to make the province "ungovernable".
"The truth is that the ANC would not author service delivery protests calling for the removal of an ANC councillor," Kroma said, referring to Nontsomi Billie, the councillor for the area.
"Khayelitsha residents are rightfully fed-up with poor service delivery."
Several calls and text messages seeking comment from Zille had not brought a response by last night.
Meanwhile, Golden Arrow has diverted its buses from using a section of Lansdowne Road in which one of the company's vehicles came under attack on Monday from people in BT section.
Company spokesperson Vuyisile Mdoda said commuters who lived along the road were being inconvenienced as they now had to walk some distance to catch a bus.
Protesters have dug two trenches into the road and strewn rubbish, taken from two shipping containers, across it, making it difficult for vehicles to pass.
Taxi drivers are also having to use alternative routes and say this costs them money as they lose passengers.
Ernest Madulube said protests had made the road dangerous for his minibus taxi and himself.
"It seems that no one is taking responsibility here.
"(The disruptions) should not have lasted for more than two days.
"The city council should have done something by now."
- Cape Times
The ANC's provincial secretary, Sipho Kroma, said Zille was trying to deflect attention from the City of Cape Town's poor service delivery to the people of BT section of Site C, Khayelitsha.
Reports have quoted Zille as saying that, at a weekend meeting, the ANC opted to make the province "ungovernable".
"This latest conspiracy is a thinly-veiled attempt by the outgoing mayor and in-coming premier to deflect attention from poor service delivery by the City of Cape Town to poor people - and to falsely blame the ANC for violent service delivery protests in Khayelitsha," Kroma said.
| 'It seems that no one is taking responsibility here' |
"The truth is that the ANC would not author service delivery protests calling for the removal of an ANC councillor," Kroma said, referring to Nontsomi Billie, the councillor for the area.
"Khayelitsha residents are rightfully fed-up with poor service delivery."
Several calls and text messages seeking comment from Zille had not brought a response by last night.
Meanwhile, Golden Arrow has diverted its buses from using a section of Lansdowne Road in which one of the company's vehicles came under attack on Monday from people in BT section.
Company spokesperson Vuyisile Mdoda said commuters who lived along the road were being inconvenienced as they now had to walk some distance to catch a bus.
Protesters have dug two trenches into the road and strewn rubbish, taken from two shipping containers, across it, making it difficult for vehicles to pass.
Taxi drivers are also having to use alternative routes and say this costs them money as they lose passengers.
Ernest Madulube said protests had made the road dangerous for his minibus taxi and himself.
"It seems that no one is taking responsibility here.
"(The disruptions) should not have lasted for more than two days.
"The city council should have done something by now."
- Cape Times
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