Mmusi Maimane Fires Heavy Shots at ANC over Response to Lack of Delivery, SA Shares Conflicting Replies

Mmusi Maimane Fires Heavy Shots at ANC over Response to Lack of Delivery, SA Shares Conflicting Replies

  • Mmusi Maimane has taken aim at the ANC as he mentioned the reasoning they often give when asked about service delivery and other matters
  • The One South Africa leader shared that the response the ruling party gives is the number of years they've had to make a change
  • South Africans took the time out of their days to share their thoughts and opinions about Maimane and the ANC

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Leader of One South Africa Mmusi Maimane has called the ANC out on Twitter. Maimane fired shots at the ANC's standard response to the public when questions are raised regarding job delivery, services and quality of education.

Maimane mentioned the 27 years that South Africa has been a free country as the reply often given by members of the ANC. He shared:

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" 'BUT I ONLY HAD 27 YEARS TO PREPARE'.
"The ANC's response when the public asks the ANC why they have failed to deliver jobs, services and improve the quality of education."
Mmusi Maimane, One South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, African National Congress, ANC, Mzansi news, trending news
Mmusi Maimane called out the ANC for a response they often give when asked about service delivery, education and job delivery. Image: GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP and Filip Singer / Pool
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Check out Maimane's post below:

Some South Africans decided to call Maimane out

@2wo2wo_rsa responded with:

"That's you when the DA did not see any progress after 3 years."

@Donald_KingPDK tweeted:

"Mmusi is asking for a fight..."

@t_dzyl said:

"Talk doesn't deliver results."

Other social media users sided with Maimane

@Donald_KingPDK added:

"Mmusi on faaaayaaa!"

@Real_TheGuy_ZA shared:

"Do you need 27 years to build a house?"

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In other news about the former leader of the DA, Briefly News previously reported that Natasha Thahane allegedly received her tuition money for the New York Film Academy from the South African Department of Arts and Culture, led by minister Nathi Mthethwa. She revealed this in a podcast episode she appeared on.

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Following the release of the podcast episode that Thahane was featured in, Mmusi Maimane published a statement on social media in which he responded to her receiving money from the department, as facilitated by the respective politicians.

According to TimesLIVE, Maimane wants the department, Mbete and Mthethwa to account for why personal connections were used to access tax payer's money. He believes Mthethwa and Mbete must be held accountable for their alleged actions, which, if true, could amount to corruption.

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