The election promises of the African National Congress (ANC) are without any substance, United Democratic Movement (UDM) leader Bantu Holomisa said on Saturday.
He said the agenda of political, social and economic freedom offered by the ANC was "retrieved from (that party's) dustbin and recycled for campaign purposes".
"We know with certainty that after the election this promises will not be kept, because President Thabo Mbeki has already during the opening of Parliament said that nothing would change."
Holomisa was addressing UDM supporters at the launch of his party's provincial election campaign in Mpumalanga.
| 'the ANC is going through the convulsions of its political schizophrenia' |
Labelling the ANC a two-faced party, Holomisa said: "As the election are drawing nearer, the ANC is going through the convulsions of its political schizophrenia.
"It is trying very hard to change from being a fox to being a rabbit. We have all witnessed the two faces of the ANC."
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Holomisa said the one face of the ANC was the greedy expression of the Black Economic Empowerment that only gave opportunities to the few elite.
This face was a careless sneer that pursues policies which destroyed a million jobs, the stubborn frown that refused to deal with HIV/Aids, he said.
The other face of the ruling party was the smiling expression that promised job creation.
"This is an expression that professes concern about poverty, and the heroic expression that speaks of 'the struggle' and 'the revolution'."
Holomisa accused the ANC of having abandoned the original agenda, saying this was clear from its performance in government.
"Mbeki assured us that the next term of ANC government will be characterised by no changes in policy. In essence, he has promised the South African public more of the same."
Holomisa added: "Does this mean of the same unemployment? More of the same crime? More of the same corruption at the highest levels?" - Sapa
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