{"id":51807,"date":"2026-03-06T08:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T08:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=51807"},"modified":"2026-03-06T08:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T08:29:14","slug":"horrified-anc-says-windes-outfit-during-parliamentary-sitting-an-insult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/06\/horrified-anc-says-windes-outfit-during-parliamentary-sitting-an-insult\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Horrified&#8217; ANC says Winde&#8217;s outfit during parliamentary sitting &#8216;an insult&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>South Africans can expect an eventful year as political parties compete for their attention ahead of the elections.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Election season came early this year as the ANC and the DA have already started throwing mud at each other.<\/p>\n<p>In the latest incident, Western Cape premier Alan Winde attended a sitting of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature in cycling pants, shoes and pink socks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWinde was dressed in inappropriate attire, wearing cycling shorts and shoes, much to our horror,\u201d said Khalid Sayed of the ANC.<\/p>\n<p>While the ANC commended Winde for his love of cycling and for maintaining his physical fitness, it labelled his attire as an \u201cinsult to the decorum\u201d of the legislature.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe premier\u2019s dresscode is unbecoming for the authority of the office that he holds and the stature of the legislature. It demonstrates disrespect to the institution, the public it serves, as well as all members and political parties in the house.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0DA billboard mocks Lesufi\u2019s \u2018hotel shower\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe premier\u2019s dress code undermines the dignity of the legislature and illustrates his lack of awareness and appreciation for the leadership position that he holds as the head of government in the Western Cape province.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would have expected that the speaker and Winde\u2019s provincial Cabinet colleagues would have acted in the interest of preserving respect for the chamber and the business of the institution, by requesting the premier to vacate the chamber and return appropriately dressed or excuse himself for the remainder of the sitting. The premier\u2019s conduct is less than amusing, and the chamber is not the premier\u2019s personal playground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the DA in the Western Cape told the ANC to come up with something else to criticise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe premier, who cycled to work, after meeting with Cape Town Cycle Tour organisers \u2013 a race that injects R500 million into Cape Town\u2019s economy, by the way,\u201d said the party.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-anc-vs-da\">ANC vs DA<\/h2>\n<p>In Gauteng, the ANC and DA are at each other\u2019s throats over a billboard the party unveiled on Tuesday depicting Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Lesufi fell out of favour with Joburg residents who were battling water cuts. In an attempt to tell residents that even he had not been spared from the crisis, he said he had been forced to shower at a hotel. <\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: \u2018My crush? No ways\u2019: Lesufi responds to Zille swipe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lesufi\u2019s comments sparked a backlash. He later apologised and said the comments were taken out of context.<\/p>\n<p>Now the DA has unveiled a billboard depicting Lesufi taking a shower.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the DA revealed that the ANC had sent a lawyer\u2019s letter demanding that it take down the billboard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey Lesufi, the legal letter from your ANC lawyers can\u2019t fix the water crisis. But action in government can get water back in the taps. About the shower billboard, we won\u2019t take it down.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc40 Hey <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lesufi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Lesufi<\/a>, the legal letter from your ANC lawyers can\u2019t fix the water crisis. But action in government can get water back in taps. <\/p>\n<p>About the shower billboard, we won\u2019t take it down. Gauteng residents deserve to know the truth and they deserve reliable water 24\/7. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KUzVHmKSaI\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/KUzVHmKSaI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Democratic Alliance (@Our_DA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Our_DA\/status\/2029547615222673917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p>Add The Citizen as a Preferred Source on Google and follow us on Google News to see more of our trusted reporting in Google News and Top Stories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Horrified #ANC #Windes #outfit #parliamentary #sitting #insult<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africans can expect an eventful year as political parties compete for their attention ahead of the elections. 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