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Local DA and Agang SA supporters in the dark

Grocott's MailBy Grocott's MailFebruary 6, 2014No Comments2 Mins Read
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Like other Agang SA and Democratic Alliance members countrywide, the two party's local members said they were in the dark in regards to details about their parties' merger and subsequent split this month.

Like other Agang SA and Democratic Alliance members countrywide, the two party's local members said they were in the dark in regards to details about their parties' merger and subsequent split this month.

Speaking to Grocott's Mail this week DA Makana leader Les Reynolds said all he knew about both the merger and the subsequent split between his party and the newly formed Agang SA was what he saw on television.

"I have not received any information regarding the merger or the break-up… We have not received any written documentation about what happened," he said.

"I think the whole thing happened too fast, that they did not even have time to report back about it," Reynolds said.

Reynolds refused to discuss the matter further, saying he was not at liberty to speak about the entire situation.

Local activist turned Agang SA local member Velile Ben Mafani said Agang members were shocked in the beginning because they were not consulted when Agang's national leader Mamphela Ramphele took a decision to collaborate with the DA.

Mafani said after finding out more about the merger, members accepted it because they understood why she had done so.

"Personally, I don't have a problem with what our leaders are doing nationally but they should let us know," he said.

Mafani who was in Port Elizabeth campaigning for Agang said Ramphele's decision affected them in terms of campaigning because people were confused about what was happening.

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