President Jacob Zuma has urged the ANC to win back Cape Town \u201cso that the poor can be taken seriously\u201d.<\/p>\n
At the party\u2019s final rally in Johannesburg\u2019s Emirates Stadium on Sunday, Zuma said \u201cCape Town is a tale of two cities\u201d.<\/p>\n
Zuma, who was received with song by the thousands of supporters that initially packed the stadium, said: \u201cThere is a Cape Town that caters for the needs of the rich and wealthy, which are prioritised, and another which leaves the poor unserviced and under-developed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe ANC will work to win back the city so that the poor can also be taken seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zuma also quoted former president Nelson Mandela, who in 2000 said the ANC was the only party which could deliver services. \u201cNobody can deny the ANC that role,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Zuma also said Mandela \u201cwarned our people and our country about the DA, which runs Cape Town currently\u201d. Zuma said Mandela warned people \u201cnot to be misled by a party, that only cares for whites, on the eve of the elections\u201d.<\/p>\n
He said the DA remained \u201ca white party\u201d and urged the ANC to win back Cape Town to \u201censure that transformation reaches that part of our country as well.<\/p>\n
“The poor in Cape Town must be treated with respect and dignity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Left stadium during Zuma’s speech<\/strong><\/p>\n The ANC lost Cape Town to the DA in 2011 elections and has never managed to win it back. This year, its Western Cape chairperson, Marius Fransman, was suspended after sexual harassment allegations were levelled against him by Louisa Wynand when she accompanied him as his personal assistant to Rustenburg for the ANC\u2019s 104th anniversary celebration.<\/p>\n Zuma praised the other metros, paying particular attention to those in Gauteng. The ANC risks not winning a majority in the Tshwane metro, according to polls, and the vote in Johannesburg could be close too.<\/p>\n Hundreds of people started leaving the stadium as Zuma\u2019s speech progressed, especially those sitting in the shade as a chilly breeze swept through the venue.<\/p>\n A group of people also sang halfway through his speech.<\/p>\n Zuma also listed the services delivered by the ANC throughout the years.<\/p>\n He sang his trademark song, Mshini Wami, after finishing his speech.<\/p>\n News24<\/a><\/p>\nMore on politics<\/h3>\n