Matuma Letsoalo
Former president Kgalema Motlanthe believes the ANC will win Gauteng with an outright majority, despite predictions by some political observers that its support will decline to just under 50% – forcing it to form a coalition government with opposition parties.
“We did not campaign for coalitions. We campaigned so that the ANC can get a clear majority in this province. That [coalition government] was not the plan. If it happens, we will take it from there. But for now, the ANC will win [the elections], Motlanthe told journalists at the Killarney Country Club in Johannesburg, where he casted his vote on Wednesday morning.
Last month, Motlanthe backtracked from comments he made in a BBC interview two years ago, in which he said the ANC would have to lose the election for the penny to drop.
The former ANC secretary general appeared a bit irritated when asked on Wednesday
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