The ANC says it’s aiming for a majority in the coming elections.
On Wednesday, protesters gathered outside Luthuli House to object to some of the selected candidates.
"When you are announced as a candidate of the ANC, you undergo a rigorous process of interviews," Mbalula said."Because in the past, we have just said you are number one on the lists, become a mayor. It does not mean if you are number one on the lists, tomorrow you will become a mayor. You will be subjected [to interviews] because we have learned from experience.
"We have put people there, who some of them, we have found that they are challenged in terms of their capabilities," he said.
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