Niehaus who took a swipe at President Cyril Ramaphosa and those who support him believed the ANC no longer represents the interests of people.
Carl Niehaus was expelled from the ANC by the party's national disciplinary committee last year. Photo: Carl Niehaus
Expelled African National Congress member Carl Niehaus has announced that he is starting a political party for those betrayed by the governing party. Niehaus made the remarks on his social media account on Monday about the new broad civil society and political movement that will work for the full liberation of the people of South Africa.He faced six charges of misconduct in relation to comments he made in the lead-up to the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma two years ago.In the You Tube video, Niehaus said he believed the ANC no longer represents the interests of the people.
“We cannot allow Ramaphosa and his sellouts to abuse the brand, the colours, the logo of the African National Congress, after they’ve killed it, after they’ve hollowed it out, after they’ve turned into a Trojan Horse for white monopoly capitalism and imperialism.” Niehaus added that he will be making some “very important” announcements on his Crosshairs Twitter Space on Wednesday.
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