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DA leader John Steenhuisen has committed that his party is declaring war on poverty in South Africa. He says it’s no use to celebrate HumanRightsDay, yet millions of people still live below the poverty line.

Image: Twitter: @jsteenhuisenDA leader John Steenhuisen has committed that his party is declaring war on poverty in South Africa. He says it’s no use tocountry commemorates Human Rights on MondaySteenhuisen was in Gemsbokpruit near KwaMhlanga in Mpumalanga today, as part of the DA’s commemoration of the day.

“Help us to declare war on poverty, so that when we are old and Madala and our children are the age we are now, we can say we started to fight poverty and we’ve beaten poverty in South Africa. Our children are going to a good school, we have roofs over our heads and a job. And I go to bed with food in my stomach. That’s what dignity and human rights are.”Watch as DA Leader John Steenhuisen, commemorates Human Rights Day in Gemsbokspruit in Mpumalanga.

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Not long ago the DA was against the R3500 minimum wage but today his party is declaring war on poverty. What a liar.

People must practice what they preach and stop seeking attention.

Steenhuisen can't be trusted when it comes to overwhelming immigrations in SA he is like ANC EFF and UDM they must all go to HELL n never come back

Zimbabwean and Basotho are busy fighting at You farms and you give them 50/50 so you come and told use about poverty

🤣😂 Lip service 😂🤣

I thought he was declaring that his salary will be shared among the poor people. 🙄 he must just shut up, we've already heard the song he's singing.

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