PRESS STATEMENT
3 OCTOBER 2020
Today (3 October 2020) Mthwakazi Democratic Alliance held its first historic Johannesburg
Provincial General meeting.
Officials deployed by the MDA National Accounting Council were led by the party’s Vice President Issabel Dube. The event was conducted at number 62 Hopkins and Cavendish, Yeoville, Johannesburg, South Africa.
The event started as scheduled at 1400 hours to 1700 hours Central African Time.
The main purpose of the meeting was to establish an Interim Johannesburg Provincial
Accounting Council that will mobilise Mthwakazi people in Johannesburg to join the struggle for Mthwakazi self determination and development.
The Vice President Issabel Dube indicated that, it was important to have party structures in Johannesburg, considering the fact that Johannesburg currently have more than 3 million Mthwakazi people, who have been forced to come to South Africa to look for a better life due to the failures of ZANU PF regime.
Addressing members of Mthwakazi Democratic Alliance who attended the event, the party
Vice President Issabel Dube highlighted that, it is important for all Mthwakazi people who
resides in South Africa to constantly think about building their home country and participating in terms of shaping the desired politics of Mthwakazi.
She narrated that, South Africa is not our home, hence it is very fundamental for all people of Mthwakazi to help sort out the political crisis that exists in Mthwakazi.
The Vice President postulated that, the people of Mthwakazi face quite a number of problems including systematic tribalism, drought and starvation. She further exposed that ZANU PF has completely collapsed the nation of Mthwakazi, causing a lot of people to run away from their land of birth in search for a better life.
In addressing the above raised matters, she highlighted that MDA was established to free the people of Mthwakazi as well as implementing sustainable grassroots program that would see Mthwakazi community tasting development.
The Vice President also indicated that, MDA is in the process of implementing women and girl child programs aiming at improving and empowering the girl child and women of Mthwakazi.
She further highlighted that, MDA has set up a fund to assist Orphans and Vulnerable People such as the Elderly. She also indicated that in December MDA will launch the program of supporting the elderly people with food parcels in all provinces of Mthwakazi.
The Vice President further encouraged the nominated members of the Provincial Accounting Council to work hard in terms of uniting our people. She emphasised the importance of a united community and party.
A lot of Mthwakazi Democratic Alliance members attended the event putting on MDA party regalia and they showed an unwavering determination to work towards developing and freeing the nation of Mthwakazi. A lot of people who attended showed enthusiasm towards the party’s vision set out by the National Accounting Council.
Compiled by: Ndodana Tshawe
National MDA Secretary for Communications and Public Relations