‘We know this is the last chance to fix ANC,’ concedes Kgalema Motlanthe
The former president says he has no doubt that the ‘weaknesses’ in the party will be attended to
Former president Kgalema Motlanthe said on Wednesday that the leaders of the ANC are “well aware that this is the last chance” to address issues within the party. Speaking to the media while queuing to vote at the Killarney Country Club in Johannesburg, Motlanthe said he has no doubt that the “weaknesses” in the party will be attended to. “The leadership of the ANC is well aware that this is the last chance. Therefore, I have no doubt in my mind that soon after the elections, they will attend to all the weaknesses in the party,” he said. Speaking about the possibility of entering into a coalition should the ANC not gain a majority in hotly contested Gauteng, Motlanthe said it was “not part of the plan”. “We didn’t campaign for that. We campaigned so that the ANC should get a clear majority in this province, so that wasn’t part of the plan. If it eventually happens, we will take it up from there, but for now, the ANC will win,” he said. Motlanthe was surrounded by jubilant voters,...
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