DEPARTING Tshwane mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa was greeted by an excited group of residents chanting his name and hugging him when he arrived to vote in Atteridgeville on Wednesday.In June, ANC supporters and members went on the rampage when the party announced MP Thoko Didiza would be its mayoral candidate for Tshwane.READ THIS: Milnerton voters delighted to be voting with Archbishop TutuFive people died during the protests, in which roads were blockaded and shops looted.Ramokgopa and other ANC leaders had to work hard on the ground to convince residents in Tshwane's townships to accept Didiza.WATCH: Hero's welcome for Sputla as ANC remains confident in TshwaneWhile waiting to vote at the Seaparankwe Primary School, Ramokgopa said he had been visiting the areas hit by the protests — which included Mamelodi, Soshanguve and Hammanskraal — and was confident the ANC had managed to quell the unhappiness."We are very confident that we have dealt with the situation, we have quelled it," he ...
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