ANC Mopani regional leader Peter Matlou says investigations are establishing which politicians are involved in ongoing community protests.
Minors are being used as pawns by politicians in escalating community protests against municipalities, according to a prominent Limpopo politician.
It is a trend that dents the image of the ANC ahead of May 8 polls, Matlou said, addressing hundreds of ward committee members and sector department official during a strategic conference at Karibu Lodge, outside Tzaneen yesterday.“Your conduct in the community is a ticket for the ANC to amass votes at the polls on May 8,” Matlou told the delegates.
“They sing and dance as if their lives depended on the strike. They don’t listen,” Matlou said. “A few minutes after handing over the memorandum of grievances, you will find them on street corners and in popular bar lounges sipping expensive whiskies.“On investigation, more often than not, you will find that those in your chamber who speak a different political language to you have sponsored the booze.Matlou warned it was a criminal offence to supply children with alcohol.
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