“REGISTER to rescue SA.”
This is the message from the Democratic Alliance (DA) to Mzansi voters.
The DA launched its 2024 voter registration campaign in Joburg on Monday, 2 October, where it flighted its slogan.
DA leader John Steenhuisen said they chose Joburg because it represented everything bad that has happened under the ANC government.
“We chose this location in particular because no other city so appropriately, and so tragically symbolises the state of rubble, smoke, and debris that South Africa has been reduced to after nearly 30 years of ruinous and explosive corruption under the ANC,” he said.
Steenhuisen said next year’s general election offers citizens a chance to make changes but if they do not register to vote, the ANC will stay in power.
“2024 offers us a last chance to rescue South Africa from the tight grip of the ANC’s criminal state and pull our country back from the brink of state failure and the complete collapse of the South African democratic dream.
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"In 1994 we voted for freedom. In 2024 we will vote to rescue South Africa from crime, corruption, and unemployment, and ultimately to ensure our country’s survival,” said Steenhuisen.
He said in the 2021 local government elections, the ANC lost its national majority for the first time and its support dropped to 46%.
Steenhuisen said the only way the DA could rescue South Africa was if all its supporters registered to vote.
“Citizens have the power to rescue our country from load shedding, from crime, and even from exploding streets in our cities. Some 14 million South Africans are not registered to vote, and our future depends on every single citizen standing up and registering to Rescue South Africa,” said Steenhuisen.
He claimed the DA was the only party big enough to challenge the ANC, and the only party with a proven track record of clean and effective governance across the country.
