It Would Be An Embarrassing If Opposition Take Tshwane : Zuma

“It would be embarrassing if Gauteng municipalities are won over by other people. That would mean that the ANC head office (in Johannesburg) is hosted by other people,” Zuma told a crowd of ANC supporters in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria.
“You know that this Tshwane is the capital of South Africa. You cannot let the municipality of Tshwane be run by other people. That would mean our capital city of this country would be in the hands of others. How can you allow that to happen? Tshwane must always be in ANC hands.”
Zuma urged all residents to vote for the ANC on August 3. He said the governing party had made huge sacrifices during the fight against apartheid and should be given another term in office.
“As the ANC, we have sacrificed for the current freedom. We are proud of that. We fought for the freedom and some of us were sent to jail for many years. Our people died for this freedom and we must defend it. We defend by ensuring that power is retained by the ANC,” Zuma told the party faithful.
He urged the residents not to vote for independent candidates, some of whom have left the ANC due to grievances.
“Do not make the mistake of voting for those people called independents, you will be wasting your vote. Those people thought they were bigger than the ANC, but the party is above us all,” said Zuma.
He said the complaints raised by residents needed time to be solved, but said no other party in South Africa could deliver like the ANC.
“Tell your friends and relatives in other political parties that your votes are important, we fought for these votes, and they must stop wasting them. You cannot continue wasting your voting by voting for people who don’t know what they want,” said Zuma.
Security was tight as Zuma led the ANC campaign entourage in Hammanskraal and Winterveldt, north of Pretoria. Zuma received a thunderous welcome in the areas from ANC supporters.
Peace has returned to the volatile areas after violence erupted in parts of Pretoria last month as news filtered in indicating that former cabinet minister, Thoko Didiza, would be named as the city’s mayoral candidate for the ANC, replacing the popular incumbent as mayor, Kgosientso Ramokgopa.
Protesting residents said they were not happy with Didiza and wanted Ramokgopa to remain in his position.    African News Agency