Thabo Mbeki greeting ANC suppoters at Jabulani Mall. (Alfonso Nqunjana/News24)
The battle for control of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal after 29 May is hotting up as two former presidents campaign on opposite sides.
On Thursday, former president Thabo Mbeki hit the streets of Soweto and embarked on a walkabout at Jabulani Mall to secure the vote for the ANC, while former president Jacob Zuma addressed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party supporters from a terrace with two helipads at his KwaDakwadunuse homestead in Nkandla. Zuma’s address was part of an “unveiling” event.
The two former presidents were campaigning in two crucial provinces as polls indicate the ANC’s support in both KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng is set to decline to below 50%, paving the way for a coalition.
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