South African President Cyril Ramaphosa seems pretty confident about his ruling ANC party winning the upcoming general election.
While addressing a crowd of around 50 000 supporters at Johannesburg’s Ellis Park stadium on Sunday, Ramaphosa assured that ANC won’t give any high position of responsibility, neither in the ANC, nor in the parliament or in the government, to anyone found guilty of corruption or involvement in state capture on winning the elections.
“We are determined that those found guilty of corruption or involvement in state capture will not be allowed to occupy positions of responsibility, either in the ANC, in parliament or in government,” Ramaphosa said at the rally, reported Reuters.
He said the era of impunity is over and the government is now set to enter the era of accountability.
Meanwhile, Mmusi Maimane, the leader of South Africa’s main opposition party, on Saturday urged voters to give his party a chance of change in the upcoming general election after 25 years of ANC rule.
“Let us be brave and give change a chance,” Maimane told more than 10,000 Democratic Alliance supporters at Dobsonville stadium in Soweto.
Notably, Nelson Mandela’s African National Congress, which led the struggle to end apartheid, has won every election since then.
While addressing the massive rally, Maimane said it is high time to call for a government change as the country is struggling with corruption, poverty, and high unemployment.
“Today the choice is between fear and bravery,” the opposition leader said. “We are brave and we are going to show courage and hope for change in this election”.
He went on to condemn the ANC for going from “leaders in the struggle for freedom” to those who now “stand directly in the way of freedom”.
South Africans will cast their votes on Wednesday. The first batch of special votes is set to be cast on Monday. Special votes will be collected at pre-appointed home visits and at various voting stations.
