By OBAKENG MAJE
ANC Veterans League in the North West is the latest structure to condemn the Democratic Alliance (DA)’s advertisement campaign depicting South Africa flag burning. ANCVL provincial secretariat, Nat Serache said the advertisement campaign is a disgusting, treasonous, insulting and unpatriotic act.
Serache further said they were not necessarily surprised by the ‘racist party’s act of national betrayal and disrespect because they know who the DA really are. He added that they did not expect them to expose their true colours in public, as they have done.
“We know and have always said that the DA is nothing but a relic of apartheid who will stop at nothing to sabotage and reverse the gains of our democratic dispensation.
“They are dyed-in-the- wool traitors parading themselves in patriotic colours and mouthing patriotic slogans, while they are still caught up in nostalgia for their racist past – apartheid wolves in democratic sheep skins,” said Serache.
He said the national flag is an expression and a symbol of national unity in their diverse linguistic, cultural and other formations. Serache said it is the embodiment of the reconciliation, which these hypocrites and traitors claim to embrace, while their actions show the direct opposite of what they say.
“A national flag is used to represent a country without using its name. Burning that flag is tantamount to burning that very country, which it represents. The flag is a national symbol which no right-thinking and self-respecting citizen can desecrate for political expediency.
“To us and all other self-loving South Africans, this flag represents our victory over the abominable apartheid system, which the United Nations had declared a crime against humanity,” he said.
Serache said it can only be burned by those who are still mourning the demise of apartheid, which (apartheid) was destroyed through the blood, sweat and toil of its victims. He said the DA has never been for democracy or majority rule.
“We should, therefore, not be surprised if the next thing these remnants of the fascist apartheid regime resort to, is the burning of our constitution. This madness can only be the last kicks of a dying horse.
“As the saying goes, those whom the Gods seek to destroy, they first make mad. The sooner the moribund DA is relegated to the rubbish bin of history, the better for all South Africans,” said Serache.
The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Zizi Kodwa, shared the sentiments. Kodwa said they condemn in the strongest terms the political advertisement by the DA, which shows the burning of the South African flag.
“On a night in which we celebrated 30 years of sporting excellence at the South African Sport Awards (SASA) with athletes who have raised our flag high, the DA decided to offend and insult the nation by showing a political advertisement depicting the burning of our national flag.
“The South African flag represents our nationhood. It represents the coming together of our people. The South African flag symbolises unity in our diversity and represents the hopes and aspirations of our nation,” he said.
Kodwa said as a custodian of all national symbols, which include the South African flag, he strongly condemns the DA’s advertisement, which depicts the burning of the South African flag. He said this offends all South Africans who proudly raise our country’s flag sky high and appreciate its representation as the flag of a free, democratic and non-racial nation.
“I shudder to think what other South African compatriots such as Hellen Suzman, Zack de Beer, and Van Zyl Slabbert, would say about this act of desperation and recklessness demonstrated by the current historical and unpatriotic leaders of DA,” said Kodwa.
Meanwhile, the Democratic Alliance has defended its action. The DA Member of Parliament (MP) and national spokesperson, Solly Malatsi said: “The DA notes Kodwa’s flimsy response to our recent political advertisement. Our ad serves as a glaring reminder of the bleak future awaiting South Africa if the DA isn’t elected.
“It’s a stark warning against the looming disaster of a doomsday coalition involving the ANC, EFF and other parties. South Africa will make a crucial decision in the upcoming election and the choice is stark.”
Malatsi said either the voters resuscitate the South African dream to life or watch it suffocate under the weight of corruption. He said there is no coming back from the chaos and collapse that will unfold under a possible ANC/EFF/MK coalition of corruption.
“It’s utterly telling that Kodwa opted to attack our ad, instead of addressing the pressing issues at hand. His feeble attempt to divert attention by dragging in irrelevant legal matters is a transparent and desperate ploy. Let’s not forget that Kodwa himself is currently embroiled in serious corruption allegations, including charges related to a R1.6 million bribe.
“We categorically reject any insinuation that our ad stokes division or hysteria. Quite the contrary, it’s a clarion call for all South Africans to make an informed choice at the ballot box,” said Malatsi.
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