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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Cape Town – DA leader John Steenhuisen on Monday said his party was ready to contest the municipal elections later this year.<\/p>\n

Last month, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the local government polls would take place on October 27.<\/p>\n

However, at the weekend, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni caused a stir on social media, when he spoke against holding elections amid the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cPostpone this thing and save lives!! The world won\u2019t end!! I am not attending any rally or any face-to-face meeting,\u201d Mboweni tweeted on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Mboweni drew backlash, especially from EFF leaders, with Floyd Shivambu accusing him of opportunism.<\/p>\n

Mboweni said Ramaphosa had ignored \u201cgenuine calls to postpone the elections.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in a statement, Steenhuisen said his party was on track to contest the elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been working hard to be in a position to wage our election campaign in these unusual circumstances we still find ourselves in and, come October 27, every voter in South Africa will know what the DA stands for and what we offer them in local government,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Steenhuisen added that they would launch their election campaign, in a virtual rally, on May 22.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile senior ANC members like Finance Minister Tito Mboweni are putting out messages on social media asking for the elections to be postponed, and the EFF are still dithering about their readiness to contest the elections, the DA has none of these issues. We are neither distracted nor confused,\u201d said Steenhuisen.<\/p>\n

He further said the only way to effect real change in South Africa was through the ballot.<\/p>\n

Steenhuisen urged South Africans to sign a pledge to bring about change in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose who still try to divide us and turn us against each other don\u2019t have South Africa\u2019s best interest at heart.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose who campaign for a retreat, back into little corners of racial and cultural solidarity, are taking our democratic project backwards. When the DA speaks of change, we mean change that benefits every single South African and every single community,\u201d said Steenhuisen.<\/p>\n

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