ANC Cyril Ramaphosa

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa
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‘No party does what ANC does,’ Ramaphosa tells supporters

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa was on the campaign trail in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), eThekwini over the weekend

ANC Cyril Ramaphosa

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa
Image sourced via Twitter

African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa launched the mother of all charm offensives this weekend in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), reminding supporters of the party‘s “successes” in prioritising the country’s most neglected.

Ramaphosa was on the campaign trail in eThekwini ahead of the Local Government Elections, which have been scheduled for 1 November 2021. He has urged communities in the municipality to come out to vote in their numbers for the ANC.

Ramaphosa tries to woo ANC voters in KZN

Unemployment was a prominent talking point for Cyril Ramaphosa, telling supporters that the ANC is serious about creating jobs and also alleviating poverty. Like many potential voters, particularly during the current election season, service delivery (or lack thereof) is a chief grievance.

South Africa’s jobs crisis leaves much to be desired: According to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), the country’s unemployment rate increased by 1.8 percentage points to 34.4% in the second quarter compared to the first. More than nine million people in the country aged between 15 and 34 who’re not in employment, education or training.

Ramaphosa has also told eThekwini ANC supporters that they’re the only part has prioritised the needs of the country’s most vulnerable, including through the provision of grants and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) among others.

“The ANC says your children are our children. As a government we give children a grant, we provide no-fee-paying schools. On top of that, those who got to university we give them NSFAS, a bursary that pays for tuition, accommodation, money for groceries,” Ramaphosa said.

“We have built more than 4-million houses. Only the ANC can take you and give you a R160,000 house for free. I travel through Africa and no other party can do that besides the ANC,”