The knives were out in full force in Nelson Mandela Bay over the weekend, when Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane took several jabs at President Jacob Zuma, even comparing him to the likes of a "racist" Hendrik Verwoerd, who was commonly referred to as the architect of apartheid.
Addressing a DA rally in Missionvale in Port Elizabeth in support of mayoral candidate Athol Trollip, Maimane lambasted Zuma, saying he was disturbed by the president’s ugly head of impunity.
Maimane described Zuma as the epitome of perpetuating an apartheid South Africa by using apartheid laws to justify his corruption and said the President was relying on racism to advance the ANC.
Maimane said he would return to Nelson Mandela Bay post-elections to slaughter a cow in celebration of victory.
Trollip, who spoke before Maimane, also took a jab at Zuma for calling DA members snakes at an ANC rally in Zwide in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.
He said arrogant denial had made the ANC nasty and that the DA had outsmarted the ruling party by outnumbering its political opposition in every debate and every meeting.
