JHB minority parties unite against 'political selfishness'

JOHANNESBURG - Minority parties in the City of Johannesburg Council have vowed to unite against political selfishness to deliver services to residents.

The parties have applauded the PAC for bringing the motion of no confidence against the DA's Vasco da Gama.

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They say the results of that motion have revived the role of minority parties in South Africa.

Congress of the People's Colleen Makhubele said, "we are here today [Monday] because of the bravery of the PAC in sponsoring the motion, a one-seat party."

"That motion has brought the arrogant giants - so-called big parties to their knees..."

"The role of minority parties in this country has been revived, it has been restored."

"We also thank the ANC and the EFF for choosing to do the right thing...we have decided as minority parties sitting here to suspend our political pettiness, to rise above our own political selfishness, to bury our own political resentment and superficial ethnicities, for once to focus on the residents of Joburg, the six million residents that have no energy, no water, no roads, [who are] impacted by COVID, [and] whose parents some are orphaned, no one is looking after them."