The president said should the ANC be voted back into power, it would make jobs a priority
ANC draws a crowd of about 60 000 at its final Siyanqoba rally held in Joburg’s 94 000-seater FNB Stadium
The party’s secretary general reiterated the president’s view that South Africa has a strong democracy and the country would not be in crisis if the ANC lost the elections
He said police were not properly trained and criminals were not scared of them because they worked together
The secretaries of the three provinces have cited weakness and nonexistence of opposition parties as reasons they can deliver more than 70% of votes in each province
The president said he was confident that his party would win the elections and he would return to complete his second term
The party’s leader, John Steenhuisen, said life is harder in Riverlea than it is in many war zones
The official opposition has said it will approach the court to challenge the NHI Act
The petrochemical giant is divesting from its South African downstream business
The ANC has been under pressure to up its game in the province since Jacob Zuma announced last year that he would endorse the MK party