The ANC in Gauteng is exuding renewed confidence in the run-up to Wednesday’s elections after its own internal polls, released this week, suggested the party would retain the province with a convincing 56%.Lebogang Maile, the ANC’s provincial head of elections, told City Press that the party was not even contemplating any talks of coalitions as it was assured of victory.
“We know that the problems were systemic, among others things the inability to raise revenue, which has improved since the intervention. DA Gauteng premier candidate Solly Msimanga dispelled Maile’s claims that Emfuleni was on the right track since the intervention. Last month he led a protest calling for action over concerns of poor service delivery and a lack of accountability and transparency within the municipality.
An academic involved with the survey revealed that the upturn in prospects were thanks to “the emergence of President Cyril Ramaphosa as the party’s leader after the ANC’s 54th elective conference which has drastically resurrected the party’s fortunes in the run-up to the sixth democratic elections”.
“However, many South Africans see the party under Ramaphosa as being on a route to transformation and decisively dealing with corruption.”
JKwritingz They will have to get more help than what they got last time around from Pantsy Tlakula to retain Gauteng
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