Gauteng ANC confident township vote will give them a majority

Gauteng premier David Makhura is confident the governing party will retain its grip on the province. Picture: WIKUS DE WET / AFPGauteng is one of the election’s hotly contested provinces, with the DA hoping to unseat the ANC, but ANC Gauteng chair David Makhura is confident the voter turnout in the townships will ensure the party’s support exceeds the 54% it received in the last general elections.

The ANC held its final rally ahead of Wednesday’s poll at the Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday. In the 2016 local government elections, the party lost control of the province’s metros of Johannesburg and Tshwane as its core support base from the townships did not come out on election day. Makhura said the ANC had done its work on the ground and is confident that besides retaining power in Gauteng it will get over 60% at national level.

The IRR’s poll varied enormously from that conducted by market research agency Ipsos, which showed that the ANC stood at 56.9%. The Ipsos poll also found that the governing party could get 61% if there is a 71% turnout. He said people in the townships were angry with the way municipalities are being run by the DA-led coalition.

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