2019 Elections: ANC ramps up trust campaign while lists continue to come under fire By Greg Nicolson and Lelethu Tonisi
Speaking at the ANC’s Luthuli House on Monday, the party’s head of elections Fikile Mbalula finished reading an official statement and turned to a projector to discuss the ANC’s social media engagement statistics.I’m going to play you a bioscope, not exactly similar to Nkandla, but a better one,” he said, referring to the infamous video on former president Jacob Zuma’s “firepool”.
Mbalula continued, “We have heard the cries of millions about things that went wrong. We accept the criticisms. South Africans have continued to place their trust in the ANC yet demand that we demonstrate our commitment to righting the wrongs of the past through tangible action.” ANC spokesperson Dakota Legoete said members must comply with the integrity commission’s rulings and step aside if instructed.
Mbalula said the ANC will testify at the State Capture Inquiry but he said it would follow the inquiry’s schedule rather than be pressured to appear in the run-up to the elections.The ANC never sent anyone to be corrupt. People get caught up in these acts on their own,” he said.
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