Zille says – and we believe her – that she received a tip-off that the function will be disrupted. She approached Zuma about this, but he did nothing. “I was told that the IDZ launch would be turned into an ANC rally and I called the president to inform him of this. I have discussed this kind of abuse with the president before.
Diplomats and guests at the launch had been “absolutely appalled”.
“The IDZ has the potential to create thousands of jobs – but only if people invest. This kind of abuse, corruption and disruption only chases investors away. Which chases away jobs,” Zille said.
She added that there was nothing coincidental about the ANC’s disruption of the launch. “It was clear yesterday that the ANC was planning to turn a state-funded event into a party political rally. They had organised vehicles to bus people in from other areas, and distributed ANC T-shirts.”
We have seen all of this before so close to election time. And dear auntie Zille need not worry. This will happen more and more, especially in the Western Cape where the ANC are battling to get support.
