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IFP: Statement by Petros Sithole, IFP spokesperson on Human Settlements, states that there's no good story for many communities (17/04/2014)

IFP: Statement by Petros Sithole, IFP spokesperson on Human Settlements, states that there's no good story for many communities (17/04/2014)

17th April 2014

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“There is no ‘good story to tell’ for many communities who still do not have
basic services or infrastructure after 20 years of democracy,” said IFP
spokesperson on Human Settlements, Mr Petros Sithole.

eLuthulini residents in the Eastern Cape are still burning wood to cook
food, as they have no electricity. Not only do they not have a reliable
water source, they also still use dirt roads when they travel.

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“In many rural communities – Ward 8 and 40 in Tshwane are other examples -
people have had no electricity since the dawn of democracy. These are not
isolated cases; there are many communities all over the country that do not
have electricity. Many people have no housing and sanitation; they still use
the bucket-toilet system and pit-toilets - where is the good story to be
told?” asked Sithole.

“The ANC is spreading its election propaganda by telling people that it has
changed people’s lives, and the party has ‘a good story to tell’, but the
reality on the ground is very different. The ANC’s slogan masks a story of
pain, suffering and misery - and the ANC certainly has no end to the number
of ‘bad stories to tell’ about the party’s performance over the past 20
years”

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The IFP appeals to all voters that on May 7 they can change the course of
history by voting out an ANC that has become corrupt, an ANC that has
changed for the worse.

“The IFP notes that the ANC is permanently looking back and it is difficult
to know whether such a party knows how to look to the future for the benefit
of our country”

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