Local government elections: Cyril Ramaphosa urges councillors to serve communities

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“I told them that they are elected to serve communities and not to steal money or corruption. When they embark on their journey they must not do nepotism or hire their friends or families.”

Johannesburg - ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has encouraged the party’s elected councillor candidates to serve communities with dignity.

He first received a political briefing from provincial and local leadership ahead of the party’s elections campaign in the Thulamela sub-region.He said the ANC of former President Nelson Mandela is giving grants to the needy, taking students to university through NSFAS.Picture: ANCLimpopo/Facebook “I am also aware that parents are worried about the high unemployment of their children. All of these problems the ANC is going to fix,” Ramaphosa said.Top of the complaints from residents was the lack of water, electricity and unemployment especially among the youth.Picture: ANCLimpopo/Facebook

He said the candidates were not chosen at some ANC offices but they were elected by the people in their communities.

 

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Certain councillors must be shocked that Cyril expects them to serve their communities. Like, when was this decided, they must have a road-show first.

What a sad joke, they serve themselves!

In this country there is no t-shirt of any political party that can mop the floor better than the one of the Anc we need to put respect on the party of criminals

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