ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte said the party chose Tshwane to launch the manifesto because 'we really need to win this city back'.
Former president Thabo Mbeki arrives at the ANC's local government election manifesto launch on Monday.Former ANC president Thabo Mbeki and former party deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe were among the top dignitaries who attended the party's local government election manifesto launch at Church Square in Tshwane on Monday.
Most of those in attendance were ANC volunteers helping the party with crowd control. A few supporters were allowed in to occupy the chairs, as other supporters watched from behind a fence. There was very little singing and dancing from the crowd - a tradition at ANC events. This time, it was a more relaxed mood emulating a formal event, with mostly staying seated and rising only occasionally to sing.
The party is hosting the event in Tshwane as an attempt to demonstrate its seriousness in reclaiming the capital city it lost to the DA in 2016. Speaking on the sidelines, ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte said the party desperately wanted to win the city back.
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