Lungani Zungu
Umholi we-DA osanda kuqokwa eKZN uFrancois Rodgers ushaye phansi ngonyawo, wafunga ukuthi uzokwehlisa i-ANC ebusayo ngaphansi kuka-50% eKZN okhethweni lohulumeni basekhaya kulo nyaka.
Kuzoba nzima ku-DA ukufeza lokho ekufunayo.
I-ANC yathola u-62% eKZN ngesikhathi sokhetho lohulumeni basekhaya lwango-2016, yahlula i-DA eyathola u-19%.
Kodwa uRodgers ucabanga ukuthi inkohlakalo esabalele ishiya i-ANC isengozini kulolu khetho.
“Engikubeke eqhulwini kakhulu wukubeka i-ANC ngaphansi kuka-50%. Isikhathi sokuthi abantu baseKZN bafundise i-ANC isifundo esinzima.”
URodgers oneminyaka engama-59, udabuka e-Kokstad, eningizimu yeKZN.
“Ngifuna ukuhola i-DA ebumbene kusuka phezulu kuye ezansi ukuze sikwazi ukususa i-ANC eyonakele emandleni.”
Uthe ngeke akwazi ukwenza lokhu eyedwa.
“Izishoshovu zethu zizodlala indima enkulu. Kumele siye kubantu sibenze baqonde ukuthi i-ANC ayikwazi ukuthola inkululeko.”
Uchaze i-ANC ebusayo “njengesidleke sabantu abakhohlakele”.
“I-ANC isikhafulele ubuso babavoti. Bheka uZandile Gumede. I-ANC yamthumela kwisiShayamthetho bazi ukuthi ubhekene nezinsolo zenkohlakalo. Akukho okungadlula lokhu.”
Uxwayise abavoti abacabanga ukuvotela i-ANC futhi.
“Awukwazi ukuqhubeka uvotele laba bantu. Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi nawe usinike ithuba lokukukhombisa ukuthi yini esingakwenzela yona,” kusho uRodgers.
Lowo owayenguSotswebhu we-DA kwisiShayamthetho saseKZN, ukhethwe ngoMgqibelo ngesikhathi kunengqungquthela yesifundazwe.
Uthatha izintambo kumlingani wakhe wakudala uZwakele Mncwango owahola i-DA amahlandla amabili elandelana kusukela ngonyaka wezi-2015.
Abanye abebebanga isikhundla somholi wesifundazwe, kodwa bahlulwa, ngumholi wamanje wekhokhasi ye-DA kuMasipala weTheku uNicole Graham kanye no-Emmanuel Mhlongo, ohluleke okwesibili ukunqoba ingqungquthela.