POLL | Would you join Carl Niehaus’s new political movement?

He said he was consulting with many people in religious and civil society spaces, while also engaging with politicians from different parties.

Niehaus said the movement will “provide the opportunity to people from different political parties, including also those who are committed to the ideals of radical economic transformation but who are still inside the ANC, to be able to participate”.

Niehaus claimed the ANC had lost its ideological roots, was no longer a liberation movement under President Cyril Ramaphosa and was no longer a pro-poor party.

“Ultimately, I believe my fellow comrades in the ANC will see the way and eventually leave the party,” he said.

Niehaus said more announcements would be made soon, indicating “how broad and how deep the base of the support for this movement is”.

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