Cape Town — Deputy President Paul Mashatile has pleaded with communities throughout South Africa to believe in the African National Congress’s (ANC) efforts to improve their lives.
Mashtile embarked on an ANC election campaign in Sedibeng in the south of Johannesburg over the weekend, and listened to the elderly community member’s concerns over crime, hunger, and various service delivery issues, SABC News reported.
The deputy president said the party would conduct an honest assessment of what has been done, and what needs to be done, in order to fix the communities biggest problems.
“Our biggest challenges is unemployment. In these past four months, my house has been broken into three times, crime is another challenge,” one resident said.
Mashatile said that, while the ANC has had its own challenges, it is not true that the party has done “nothing” over the last 30 years, and he was confident that the ANC will do well come the elections on 29 May.
[WATCH] ANC Deputy President Cde Paul Mashatile having an interview with SABC about the purpose of his visit to Sedibeng Region.
Cde Paul Mashatile is encouraging voters to go out in numbers to vote for the ANC.
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As reported by EWN, Mashatile said the party had no room for any “self-serving” leaders ahead of the general elections, with these elections expected to be the most difficult and hotly-contested elections in South Africa’s 30 years of democracy.
While Mashatile said he was upbeat about the party’s chances, he’s warned that failure to root out maladministration within the ANC could continue to hurt the organisation.
“We must watch our comrades, access them and where they are not doing the right things, we must intervene because we are doing it for the sake of our people.”
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Compiled by Matthew Petersen
