ANC, SACP Gauteng condemns DA billboard ‘attack’ on Panyaza Lesufi 

By Thapelo Molefe

The South African Communist Party (SACP) in Gauteng has come out strongly in defence of ANC provincial chairperson and Premier Panyaza Lesufi, condemning a billboard campaign by the Democratic Alliance (DA) as a “crude and personalised” political attack, as the opposition party insists the advertisement highlights government failure during the province’s water crisis.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the SACP accused the DA of orchestrating a sustained campaign to tarnish Lesufi’s reputation through manufactured scandals and allegations.

“This latest act is clearly driven by the DA’s profound contempt for Premier Lesufi,” said the SACP Gauteng provincial spokesperson Nkosithethile Bonga.

“It represents the continuation of a campaign aimed at demonising him and tarnishing his reputation.”

The SACP said it stood firmly behind Lesufi, noting his refusal to yield to pressure from DA funders and his commitment to structural social, political and economic transformation.

“From the onset, Premier Lesufi