Former president Kgalema Motlanthe embarked on the ANC's campaign trail in Soweto's Diepkloof section.
JOHANNESBURG - Some Soweto residents have complained to African National Congress leadership about growing poverty and unemployment gripping the community.
However, residents were frank and highlighted their struggles including crime, poverty and unemployment. “We are knocking on a lot of doors, but we don’t get opportunities. It hurts because I passed with a bachelor's exemption and a few distinctions.”
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