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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>South Africa\u2019s Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie says he will resign from his position as minister of sport, arts and culture on Tuesday as his party prepares to pull out of all governing coalitions with the African National Congress (ANC) at national, provincial, and local levels.<\/b><\/p>\n

This follows what McKenzie describes as repeated acts of bad faith, political betrayal, and \u201cdisrespect\u201d by ANC leaders, particularly in Gauteng, where tensions have been building between the PA and coalition partners over key political appointments and service delivery failures.<\/p>\n

McKenzie detailed the decision in a Facebook statement on Thursday, beginning with events in Ekurhuleni, where the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) allegedly told the ANC that they did not want the PA in the coalition.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t form part,\u201d McKenzie said.<\/p>\n

He added that in Johannesburg, the PA had initially secured two portfolios, human settlements and roads and transport, but later agreed to relinquish one.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were approached by the ANC to relinquish the post of human settlements to the IFP, we agreed because we wanted a stronger coalition,\u201d McKenzie said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were the only party willing to do that. We were left with one portfolio: roads and transport.\u201d<\/p>\n

Things escalated when PA deputy president Kenny Kunene stepped down as MMC for roads and transport following public backlash.<\/p>\n

McKenzie said the PA voluntarily withdrew Kunene \u201cto spare the coalition the agony of answering questions about someone who is not from their party.\u201d<\/p>\n

The party then put forward Liam Jacobs as Kunene\u2019s replacement, but the ANC\u2019s Gauteng leadership, including Johannesburg ANC chairperson and mayor Dada Morero, refused to swear him in, citing a lack of experience.<\/p>\n

McKenzie pushed back, saying \u201cI had to point out to them how educated Liam is compared to people in the same position currently who have no matric,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also showed them that he already was an MP at a young age.\u201d<\/p>\n

He believes the real reason for the rejection was that Morero had already promised the roads and transport portfolio to the EFF.<\/p>\n

\u201dI told them that we signed as PA for that portfolio and not Kenny Kunene or Gayton McKenzie. The position was given to PA and not to an individual. PA has the right to fill that position with any individual they deem fit,\u201d McKenzie said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI take great exception to them wanting to prescribe who PA deploys.\u201d<\/p>\n

He described the refusal to reinstate Kunene, even after he was cleared, as further proof that the ANC no longer respected the coalition agreement.<\/p>\n

\u201cKenny is still waiting,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

But it was the recent water crisis in Westbury, Newclare, and Coronationville that pushed the party to breaking point.<\/p>\n

Residents had been without water for weeks while neighbouring informal settlements received water trucks.<\/p>\n

Community members planned to close the N1 in protest, but McKenzie convinced them to hold a local picket instead.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe South African Police Service was unleashed on them and they started shooting the residents,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Dada Morero eventually visited the area and promised 16 water trucks.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnother lie,\u201d said McKenzie, who later arranged private water trucks for the community with the help of a friend.<\/p>\n

Following the incident, the PA issued a seven-day ultimatum to the ANC to reinstate Kunene.<\/p>\n

\u201cFailing to do so will necessitate a move which will cause us to withdraw from all local, provincial, and national governments where we are in a coalition with ANC,\u201d McKenzie said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI shall also vacate my position as minister of sport, arts and culture on Tuesday together with all deployed leaders in local, provincial and national government,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe shall all go to the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201dNever forget the biggest lesson here: you can remain to dine at a table when disrespect is on the menu. We opt to leave rather. Ons baiza nie. Salute.\u201d<\/p>\n

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