[ad_1]
Citizen reporter
Former mayor of DA Johannesburg and founder of The People’s Dialogue, Herman Mashaba. Image: Gallo Images / Sowetan / Thulani Mbele
The new party has attracted interest across the board, as Mashaba has criticized many of her political rivals since leaving office.
Former Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba today launches his new party, the Popular Dialogue.
The new party has attracted interest across the board, as Mashaba has criticized many of her political rivals since leaving office.
Analysts have mixed feelings about the political future of the new political party, although they agree that a party is needed that offers alternatives to voters unhappy with the ANC.
They say that if future leaders came together and came up with good alternative policies, a party could get massive support, because people were desperate for an alternative to the ANC, DA and EFF.
Political analyst Professor Lesiba Teffo previously said that Mashaba was the right leader to provide that alternative because of the credibility he built for himself as the then mayor of Johannesburg. Teffo said that while it is too early to speak in terms of votes, there is great potential for Mashaba and his new party to overtake the ANC in metropolitan areas or big cities.
Stellenbosch University political analyst Dr. Ntsikelelo Breakfast said Mashaba had strengths and weaknesses, but that her anti-immigrant stance could affect him. Breakfast said he was a leader to trust because he was a man of his word.
“He honors his promises. If he says something, he will. That kind of person is a leader you can trust, ”said Breakfast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_NURI99XIQ
(Background report from Eric Naki.)
For more news your way, download The Citizen app to ios and Android.
[ad_2]
