The Patriotic Alliance (PA) political party will contest the upcoming municipal elections in August this year. A relatively new party with a focus of on encouraging the colored people in and around Cape Town to vote the party into power. The colored communities in the Western Cape form the bulk of the party’s support base, although the PA do not discriminate against other races of South Africa.
Is the PA a threat to the Democratic Alliance (DA) who currently govern the Western Cape? Not at all, the DA have performed well and continue to uplift people of all races. However, there have been sentiments that the DA should do more for the colored community. The DA and the African National Congress (ANC) dismiss the PA as a threat.
The PA have targeted the colored people with promises of a better life for all. The phrase “a better life for all” is a promise that many political parties in South Africa fail to meet. The most important policy of the PA is to restructure the Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policies formed by the ANC government. The PA believe that only selected black elite individuals are the beneficiaries of the BEE and that other minority groups, the coloreds and Indians deserve the same equal opportunities.
The PA was formed in November 2013 by convicted bank robber, turned author and motivational speaker Gayton McKenzie and former fraudster and socialite Kenny Kunene. Two controversial people with a history that makes one cringe.
Who is Ricardo Sedres and can he bring about positive change for the colored people of South Africa? Sedres is a possible to serve as a Councillor if the PA gain sufficient votes in the upcoming municipal elections. Sedres is perceived as a caring community leader and has a vast experience of the political situation in South Africa. From a youngster, Sedres has been involved with various political parties and now a committed PA member who
Sedres, a devoted member of the Patriotic Alliance (PA) has a plan to get the hood back and reform the lives of the forgotten people. Sedres has a five-year plan, and that is to evict drug and gang bosses out of council houses.
Setting up a skills program for unemployed youth, and create sustainable work within the community. Sedres has plans to expand and uplift the colored community who are neglected by the ANC and other political parties.
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