DA Calls for Ekurhuleni Mayor Masina to Keep His Word and Resign

The Democratic Alliance has called for Mzwandile Masina to resign and give Ekurhuleni a new beginning.

The DA said that although he is now denying it, he was reported by News24 last month to have said that he “can never serve under Cyril” and “I will leave”.

As a staunch Zuma supporter and vocal campaigner for Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the DA claims Masina attacked Ramaphosa insinuating that he was exclusively a white people’s candidate saying that, “If Nkosazana loses, white people will lead SA. I will not be part of it. I will not be mayor of Ekurhuleni, but I will leave the ANC in power.”

The DA says his intentions to resign as Mayor and ANC regional chairperson – if Cyril Ramaphosa was elected as President of the ANC – were unambiguous and require him to stand by his word.

Today The Citizen reported Masina saying: “I, unfortunately, responded that, if that is the case, I am prepared to make their job easier by resigning and remain an ordinary member of the ANC and a councillor.”

The DA says it expects Masina to do just that, and accused him of focusing on personal gain rather than delivering services to the people of Ekurhuleni.

It has always been about personal political gain rather than delivering services to the people of for Masina.

Of Ramaphosa, Masina was quoted saying before the election: “I will leave. I can never serve under Cyril. I respect him as my older brother, as a leader, but I just don’t believe in this group he belongs to. So he can lead, I will be out.”