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Racist MEC Sihlwayi exposes ANC’s racial nationalism

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Dear MyPE

The racism of ANC MEC Nancy Sihlwayi, in segregating youth on the basis of race, exposes the ANC as an organisation that is not working for a non-racial future for South Africa.

Sihlwayi’s instruction to exclude white children from a government youth event is nothing but pure racism.

As MEC for Social Development, Sihlwayi has shown that given the chance, the ANC will decide which races can and cannot access opportunities. This is a divisive and separatist tactic that has no place in the South Africa of today.

The ANC has truly changed since the days of Nelson Mandela. Today the ANC is a party of self-service and racial divisiveness.

The DA challenges the ANC in the Eastern Cape to distance itself from this racism immediately, or else to be seen to support racism.

There is no place for racial segregation twenty-one years into our democratic nation.

Regards

Veliswa Mvenya

Mayor Zanoxolo Wayile and Deputy Mayor Nancy Sihlwayi
With the Mayor at the wheel, kick back and relax with forty winks – you are assured of getting to your destination safely.

Editor: Nancy Sihlwayi was the Deputy Executive Mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro under Zanoxolo Wayile and if the image of Nancy to the right above is anything to go by it looks like she may have been fast asleep again!

The letter above is in response to reports in the Daily Dispatch:

A senior government official faces being hauled over the coals after ignoring an instruction, allegedly from his political principal, not to invite white children to a state-sponsored youth event.

That official is Masiza Mazizi, head of youth development in the department of social development and special programmes in Bhisho.
HOT GATHERING: Participants get into the spirit of things at the youth camp near Port Alfred last month. The white faces may be a thing of the past if the MEC has her way Picture: David MACGREGOR

The office of MEC Nancy Sihlwayi has now written to him asking him to explain why he ignored the instruction and went ahead when the MEC had instructed white children were not to be invited. The letter is signed by Sihlwayi’s chief of staff, Sakhekile Ndudula. It is not clear if Mazizi has already responded.

“The youth camps this year were marred by controversy. This stems from the report you [Mazizi] submitted that there should be 10 members from the white community who were expected to attend,” wrote Ndudula.

“The MEC gave an instruction that this should not happen as poverty and underdevelopment is rife in African communities. Despite this, it is alleged your office ignored the instruction. You are requested to explain why this happened.”

The camp in Port Alfred was attended by about 200 disadvantaged youths from around the province. Of the 200, only six were white.

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