The ANC is pinning its hopes on the Eastern Cape to help claw back the votes it expects to lose as a result of supporters throwing their weight behind Jacob Zuma’s newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party.
A useless speech with little game changers announced to turn the province around that is how opposition parties described Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane’s last state of the province address for this term.
Thousands of Springbok fans laughed, cried, danced and cheered in public viewing areas in the Buffalo City Metro on Saturday evening as match referee Wayne Barnes blew the final whistle, confirming the Boks’ victory in a nail-biting Rugby World Cup final against New Zealand in France.