By Johnathan Paoli
The Democratic Alliance (DA) mayoral candidate for Tshwane, Cilliers Brink, has accused the African National Congress (ANC)-led coalition government in the city of presiding over what he called the “liquidation of the state”, one year after taking power through a partnership with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and ActionSA.
Speaking in Pretoria this week, Brink said the ANC’s return to power in the metro had “cemented a system of political insiders feeding off public money at the expense of ordinary residents”.
Brink contrasted what he called “the small and well-to-do-elite…cadre class” with ordinary residents.
“No government can serve both of these groups. It either satisfies the ever-growing appetites of the political insiders or delivers to the country. It cannot do both. Corruption is not just bad in and of itself; it leads to the breakdown of services, pushes up municipal bills, and drives away investment and jobs.
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 mayoral candidate for Tshwane, Cilliers Brink, has accused the African National Congress (ANC)-led coalition government in the city of presiding over what he called the "liquidation of the state", one year after taking power through a partnership with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and ActionSA.){kind=link}