Newsletter| By midday in Soweto, David Mabuza had dished out more than 1500 T-shirts and 1100 doeks, raising fears the ANC would not meet the demand: “For all these T-shirts we have given out they better vote ANC come next week,” a local ANC member said
By midday on Thursday Mabuza had dished out more than 1500 T-shirts and 1100 doeks, raising fears that the party would not meet the demand for the full-day voter activation programme.
“For all these T-shirts we have given out they better vote ANC come next week,” a local ANC member said on the sidelines. And his colleague agreed: “They must also fill up Ellis Park stadium on Sunday.” “Today is not the day for repeating the manifesto messages. The people have already decided so we are only here to create excitement and get the people in the right mood,” ANC Johannesburg chairperson Geoff Makhubo told City Press when asked why Mabuza did not make a speech.
“You can see since we were walking here I never met anyone opposing us. It is like smooth sailing,” he said. Deputy President David Mabuza at the voter activation programme in Soweto. Picture: Setumo Stone/City PressThey also wanted the street to be named after him. Anything, they said.Mantwa Molefi, the mother of famous struggle activist Tsietsi Mashinini, quietly stood next to MaMashinini.
Three-year old Vusi also got his oversized T-shirt that covered his feet and he waved at everyone passing by his front gate to show his excitement.
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