Rise Mzansi manifesto launch: Thousands expected in Tshwane

Rise Mzansi manifesto launch: Thousands expected in Tshwane

News kid of the political block, Rise Mzansi, will launch its People’s Manifesto at at the Heartfelt Arena in Tshwane on Saturday, thousands of supporters are expected to attend. The programme is expected to kick off at 10 am.

The party, which is barely a year old, was established in April last year and it has grown its support base from a mere 10 000 to 200 000 people. It is led by a former editor of Business Day and former associate editor of the Financial Mail, Songezao Zibi.

MAFINESTO: INFORMED BY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS

Rise Mzansi’s Chief Organiser, Makashule Gana, told SABC News that the party’s five key tenants include political reform, public safety, economic growth, inclusion, and justice, fighting corruption and the climate crisis.

Gana said Rise Mzansi’s manifesto launch follows months-long engagements with communities across the country and policy engagements with various sectors.

RISE MZANSI: UNEEMPLOYMENT AND CRIME WORRY COMMUNITIES

“Its issues of hunger, issues of safety, many communities feel that they are unsafe, there are many issues around the struggles of single mothers, the issues of drug addiction in communities, the slow pace and in some instances, services not being delivered on time and how professional the public service has been.”

“So, these are some of the key issues and there are a lot of South Africans who remain unemployed, many South Africans who have not benefitted from this democracy,” sad Rise Mzanzi Chief Organiser.

NEW RECRUITS FROM THE DA TO ADD VALUE

Rise Mzansi has attracted DA members including Nomsa Marchesi and most recently, Khume Ramulifho who served as a Member of the Provincial Legislature in Gauteng after serving close to three decades in the main opposition party.

Other leaders include Makashule Gana who once served as a Democratic Alliance (DA) youth leader, DA Deputy Federal Chairperson, and a Shadow Minister of Human Settlements.

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