South African Parties Wrap Up Election Campaign
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Cape Town — Demolished shacks, overcrowded conditions, illegal electricity connections and streets piled with rubbish were some of the conditions witnessed by Congress of the People (COPE) president Mosiuoa Lekota when he visited the ANC stronghold of Du Noon township in Cape Town yesterday (16/04/2009).
Lekota, who is on a three-day blitzkrieg campaigning mission to shore up support in Cape Town, was given a jubilant welcome by hundreds of supporters when he arrived in his chauffeur-driven car.
Rubbish has been piling up in the streets of Du Noon due to a row between a local ANC councilor and the City of Cape Town over the procedure for hiring staff to work on a waste removal contract. The company appointed to do waste removal in the township has not been able to begin work due to the impasse.
To cheers from the crowd, Lekota tackled the issue, accusing the ANC of wanting to secure jobs for relatives and friends.
Speaking from the back of a bakkie parked in Usasadza Road, one of the main roads through the township, Lekota accused the ruling party of attacking the institutions of democracy and called for Jacob Zuma to have his day in court.
He said South Africa needed a better leadership as "we cannot put someone at the heart of our affairs who is accused of multiple charges".
Credits: allAfrica
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