Ramaphosa slams DA election campaign ad
President Cyril Ramaphosa
has criticised the Democratic Alliance’s election campaign advert, calling it treasonous.
The ad features the burning of the South African flag.
The opposition party says it wanted to convey a warning to voters about what a coalition between certain parties could mean for South Africa's constitutional democracy.
Speaking in Limpopo earlier, Ramaphosa suggested it's the DA that's seeking to destroy South Africa.
"It is despicable that a political party can, as it seeks to express itself, go and burn the symbol of our unity, the symbol of our existence as a nation."
Ramphosa joins a list of South Africans who've slammed the advert as tone-deaf and ill-advised.
The DA has strongly defended it, saying they reject any insinuation it's aiming to stoke division or cause hysteria.
"Our ad is a glaring reminder of the bleak future that awaits South Africa if the DA is not elected. It is a stark warning against the looming disaster of a doomsday coalition involving the ANC, the EFF, and other parties", said DA spokesperson, Solly Malatsi.
