Ramaphosa confident ANC will improve F. State vote in 2026 LGE
The African National Congress (ANC) President, Cryil Ramaphosa says he is confident that his party in the Free State will do better in the upcoming local government elections (LGE) than the previous ones.
Ramaphosa was speaking during the party’s door-to-door campaign in Botshabelo in the Mangaung Metro municipality. In 2021, the party managed to achieve just over 50% in the province, which is about 10% decline from 60.53% victory during the 2016 local elections.
LGE 2026 | ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa promises the people of Botshabelo an economic boost that includes electric vehicle manufacturing and the creation of jobs for people of all ages. He is conducting a door-to-door campaign in Botshabelo in the Free State. https://t.co/rC48LqUpVd
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Ramaphosa adds that their campaign will deliver an outright victory in the upcoming local elections as people still love and support the ANC.
LGE 2026 | ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is satisfied with the party’s campaign drive in the Mangaung Metro, though he notes challenges within the party and the area. Ramaphosa has wrapped up his door-to-door campaign in Botshabelo, in the Free State. https://t.co/Kgnrs4Q3Bs
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“So, the campaign is the type of campaign that will deliver an outright victory for the ANC. We will even do better than we did in the last elections; I am confident of that. Our people here still love and support the ANC. I just saw an old lady here, born in 1914, just two years younger than the ANC and she still believes that the ANC is the only party that can move this country and this metro forward,” says Ramaphosa.
Ramaphosa has promised residents that his party will deal their housing challenges. With pit toilet and bucket sanitation systems being a major crisis in Botshabelo.
He said the Metro alongside the premier of the province are working on curbing the mushrooming of informal settlements in Botshabelo by providing residents with adequate housing.
“The challenges in this metro are quite a lot. There’s proliferation of informal settlements, which the metro is working on. It is working to regularize informal settlements to curb them and curb them by making sure that there’s delivery of houses. And all those challenges are being addressed,” he adds.
RELATED VIDEO | LGE 2026 | ANC in the Free State is hosting its president, Cyril Ramaphosa
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