The ANC retained the strife-torn North West with a 63% victory – a drop from the 67% achieved in 2014 but it surpassed its target – which was 60%. Just how did the ANC make such grounds in the province?
The party’s provincial task team coordinator, who is also science and technology minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, said despite all that was experienced in the province leading to the elections, the team was “elated” at the ANC’s performance.
A loss of a seat or two for the ANC means additional seats for the opposition and this time it is the Economic Freedom Fighters and the Freedom Front Plus . “Our performance in the elections is a good sign that people still have trust in the EFF. We promise not to disappoint them but continue to represent them and their interests in the legislature,” Babuile said.
“We intend to ensure that we hold the executive accountable. We’ll ensure that corruption and wrongdoing are exposed,” Babuile said. “We’re proud of our performance, which is the fruit of hard work by all of us as a team. We will return to the legislature to push for those who are responsible for the wrongdoing in government to pay for their sins … like a case we have already opened for Mahumapelo to be investigated and held responsible for his wrong deeds,” said the party’s provincial leader, Michael Groenewald.
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