Elections2019: Ramaphosa takes fight to Malema’s turf
Johannesburg - President Cyril Ramaphosa made a mockery of the EFF's claim that it was the government in waiting as he took the ANC's election campaign to the red berets' leader Julius Malema's backyard in Limpopo. With less than three weeks before the May 8 elections, campaigning has reached fever pitch.
On Tuesday, Malema was expected to take his campaign to Pietermaritzburg, the seat of the provincial legislature, which has experienced serious service delivery issues. “There are small parties that are going around claiming that they are the government in waiting. There is no government in waiting here. It is only the ANC that is waiting. South Africans in their numbers - and these small parties will see - are saying the ANC will retain power with an increased majority,” he said.
“Yes, there have been mistakes. But we have worked for the nation, and many people can see that the ANC has made the difference. If you don't see, you are blind, and if you don't hear, you are deaf,” Ramaphosa told the crowd. "We want those who have been appointed to work for the public to do so and not work for themselves and their family members.
Malema lashed out at the ANC, saying corruption was institutionalised in the governing party, and instead of imprisoning corrupt leaders, they rewarded them with promotions.
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