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OPINION | Ashor Sarupen: Lies Mzansi: New kid on the block untruthful about the opposition

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Songezo Zibi, Rise Mzansi leader. ( Luba Lesolle/Gallo Images)
Songezo Zibi, Rise Mzansi leader. ( Luba Lesolle/Gallo Images)

Rise Mzansi seems to want to have its cake and eat it - it wants to campaign in an environment where it can sell ANC-lite policies, but not be attacked for it, attack the opposition, not the ANC, and expect the opposition to roll over and play dead, writes Ashor Sarupen.

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