Many residents say the ruling party has provided a better life. Others are pinning their hopes on the new kid
ANC followers came out in numbers at Thokoza Park, Soweto, on Saturday, where the ANC held one of its last rallies before the local government elections on Monday.“Other political parties think the people are stupid, when they are the stupid ones.”
She says she and the rest of Soweto residents have, in their lifetimes, seen the better life the party promised. Bachelor of education student Ofentse Pole, 21, also from Soweto, agrees that the ANC is the alpha and omega of all that is good in the country.As a young person and future professional, Pole is convinced only the ANC can ensure a secure future for her and her peers.
“The EFF is talking about doubling social grants and stuff like that. It is impossible because they think when they get to power money will be stacked up and they can just give. So one cannot go with a political party that promises such things just for votes. They do not think these things through.”Motale’s assessment of the DA and EFF is much more brutal.“People are poor, so they will never turn down food parcels, especially those from the DA. They are beautiful, so we take them.
“We now have the majority of spaza shops in our townships owned by foreign nationals who saw a gap and occupied it because the locals are sleeping and people want to blame the ANC government.”
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