South Africa needs a democratic alternative to win the war against HIV/Aids, unemployment, crime, poverty and to prevent the consolidation of a one-party state, Inkatha Freedom Party president Mangosuthu Buthelezi said on Sunday.
Buthelezi unveiled his party’s manifesto and election campaign to reporters in Durban on Sunday morning, where he outlined the IFP’s vision on how the country should be governed.
”South Africa can and must be better. If South Africa is going to be the 21st-century success story, that we all know it can be, bold change is needed now,” he said.
The IFP election theme is: ”Real development now: let’s make a difference together”.
Buthelezi said the proposal was designed to give people control over their lives — ”a hand up, not a hand down”.
”We have a political will to deal effectively with these problems.”
On the economy, the manifesto proposes a golden circle of accelerated growth, which in turn will create jobs and reduce the spiralling levels of poverty and crime.
Buthelezi will address IFP supporters at a rally at TM Shabalala Stadium near KwaMashu later in the day. — Sapa