ON THE ROAD | Bullish ANC says Limpopo is 'in the bag', but some Tzaneen residents need convincing
While the ANC is bullish about its electoral prospects in Limpopo, not all the residents of Tzaneen are enthused about its practices since the last election., News24 is traversing the country to gauge South Africans' feelings ahead of the elections.It's Thursday afternoon, the day before the Easter Weekend, and downtown Tzaneen is bustling.One is struck by how clean the town is compared with other towns in Limpopo - and the absence of election posters.
The poll did not include the impact of the Umkhonto weSizwe Party, as it did not exist at the time.In Tzaneen, the ANC has been accused of neglecting villages and delivering services to areas closer to the city. The Citizen recently reported last week that this sparked protests when Bismark villagers took to the streets demanding service delivery.Building in central Tzaneen.
Samuel Malatja,18, wearing the MK Party shirt his grandmother got him, in the car he uses for e-hailing services in Tzaneen. Eighteen-year-old Samuel Malatja is excited to be voting for the first time on 29 May. He is wearing an MK Party shirt that he got from his grandmother."I don't know much about that what-what," he says in reference to the MK Party."I'd like to know more.
"Eish, since he was president, he brought some changes in our country. He introduced people from another country. The Guptas!Malatja matriculated last year, and while he doesn't have formal employment, he uses his car, a red Volkswagen Golf, for e-hailing. This earns him around R500 per week. He stays with his 23-year-old sister.While Mamabgere and Malatja are going to vote, Walter Ndlovu has lost confidence that doing so would change anything.
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