Support persists for ANC in opposition-led Gauteng wards, Hope Papo says
The provincial ANC secretary says ANC councillors lead ‘the majority, if not all wards’ in working-class communities in Gauteng
The ANC in Gauteng says it is working to retain Gauteng in the 2019 general election and to regain control of the municipalities now governed by DA-led coalitions. "The PEC [provincial executive committee] noted that the majority, if not all wards in working-class communities across the province are led by ANC councillors," provincial secretary Hope Papo said in a statement after the PEC’s first meeting of the year. "In addition, the ANC continues to have support even in wards led by its political opponents." The ANC lost control of Johannesburg, Tshwane and Mogale City in 2016’s local government elections. Support for the party in municipalities across SA dropped eight percentage points. Since the release of the health ombud’s report on the deaths of 94 psychiatric patients, the ANC leadership in the province has had to contend with calls for premier David Makhura to step down.
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