‘ANC showers in hotels!’ – DA unveils hard-hitting billboard

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Johannesburg – The Democratic Alliance (DA) has launched a new billboard campaign in Gauteng ahead of the 2026/27 local government elections, targeting the province’s ongoing water crisis.

The billboard, unveiled in East Lynne, Pretoria, criticises Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi over his recent remarks about showering at a hotel during water outages.

“People think that if there is no water, ourselves, our families have got special water – we don’t. We also go through [the same inconveniences]. I mean in some instances I had to go to a certain hotel so that I bath to go to my commitments. We also go through the same inconveniences like any other person,” Lesufi said at the time.

“There is no special water or a special pipe that is designed to serve other people and nor servie other people. Our families, our relatives, ourselves, our constituents – they suffer the same pain. We don’t have water when communities don’t have water. But what we need to do – we have got a responsibility to fix the problem.”

Although Lesufi later apologised, the DA says his comments show the ANC is out of touch with residents.

The billboard reads, “The ANC showers in hotels” and urges voters to “vote DA to put water in your taps.”

DA Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga said the province risks facing prolonged water challenges similar to its long-running electricity crisis if voters do not demand change.

“We are saying to the people of Gauteng, we are saying to the people of South Africa, you can continue doing some of the same, but you will end up in tears. We are seeing the deterioration right now. We had to struggle with electricity for almost 15, 16 years and we had said that we’re going to have the same problem with water,” EWN quoted him as saying.

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