Despite trying to block the party from holding its final election rally last week, residents of Senaoane and Dlamini in Soweto have voted the ANC back into power in their wards.
ANC followers at Thokoza Park, Soweto, where the party held its final rally for the local government elections.Despite trying to block the party from holding its final election rally last week, residents ofLast week the ANC received a hostile welcome in Soweto, where it was going to hold its final Siyanqoba election rally in Thokoza Park on Friday afternoon.
The rally, which was to be addressed by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who was the face of the ANC campaign, had to be delayed as residents from both Senaoane and Dlamini blocked the roads leading to the venue, protesting about a lack of electricity.The issue of electricity has been a thorn in the side of the ANC on its campaign trail in Gauteng, particularly in Soweto and some parts of Ekurhuleni.
However, despite these protests, the residents of the two areas decided to again give power to the ANC in their wards.In ward 15, where Senaoane is, the ANC won with 52.95% of the vote.In ward 37, where Dlamini is, the ANC got 45.2% of the vote, followed by the IFP with 21.02% and the EFF with 14.02%.
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