We want Jo'burg and Tshwane back - ANC's Mkhize
7 September 2016
Johannesburg – After losing the cities Tshwane and Johannesburg, following the local government elections, the ANC is prepared to be a “strong opposition”, said treasurer general Zweli Mkhize.
Mkhize was addressing media and business leaders at the Sanlam offices in Sandton, on Tuesday night. He shared on the outcomes of the local government elections.
“We want those two cities back, there’s no other way about it. We will be a strong opposition,” he said. The ANC majority declined to 54%. “This was not good news for us,” he said.
Following the decline, ratings agencies were concerned that the party would change policies to appease voters. But Mkhize affirmed that this would not be the case. “There is no reason why the ANC should have a problem of policy between now and 2019,” he said.