Newsletter| President Cyril Ramaphosa, on a mission to give his party a fighting chance in the Western Cape, finds it difficult to counter the tales of woe but tells residents they must not leave the ANC, writes SthembileCel
Almost 10 years ago the Western Cape became the only province since democracy to be run by a party other than the ANC.
He gives a pleading look to a man parked in an old E-class Mercedes-Benz who looks at him and points to a jumbo-size bag of the same chips before laughing, the two share a knowing look before the lights turn green and they part ways. “Ziyayithanda iANC, soze sijike [We love the ANC and will never abandon it]. When you came in we rejoiced thinking that things will get better. Umbutho wethu iANC, soze siwuyeka,” the man says, competing with growing excitement coming from the large crowd gathered outside hoping for a glimpse of the president.
There is an awkward wait as the search for the plastic bag with shirts before it is brought to the president who personally hands them out. The woman who Ramaphosa has come to see wastes no time explaining the difficulty in her living conditions.
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