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By Scott Bobb
By Scott Bobb Ngwelezane, South Africa17 April 2009
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A woman passes posters at ruling African National Party's headquarters in Johannesburg, 17 April 2009, ahead of country's election Some 23 million South Africans are preparing to go to the polls Wednesday to choose a president,Nike 2010 World Cup team New Zealand, parliament and provincial leaders. The campaigning reached a feverish pitch in the final days leading up to the vote as candidates crisscrossed the nation seeking votes. It is well past midday in Ngwelezane, a township 160 kilometers up the coast from Durban.Thousands of supporters of the ruling African National Congress have been waiting for hours under a burning sun to see ANC leader and favorite son Jacob Zuma campaign in his home region.Although the ANC is expected to win Wednesday's election making Zuma South Africa's next president,adidas Copa Mundial, he is barnstorming for votes because this area previously supported the rival Inkatha Freedom Party of Mangosothu Buthelezi.
ANC President Jacob Zuma attends election rally in Pietermaritzburg, in KwaZula Natal province,Nike 2010 World Cup team Turkey, South Africa, 15 April 2009, ahead of electionsZuma dances and sings with the crowd,Nike 2010 World Cup team Netherlands, showing the traditional roots that have made him popular with many.In remarks in the Zulu language he tells them that the ANC has learned from the mistakes of its past 15 years in government. He promises to improve the lives of the impoverished majority.He says education will be a top priority for his government. He wants everyone to be educated,nike mercurial, whether rich or poor,Nike Total90 Laser III TF, because, an educated nation can stand and develop on its own. Other priorities are improving social services and fighting poverty.Clement Ngomeza, 37, has taken the day off from work to attend the rally. He explains what he expects from a Zuma government."Our priorities: Education is the top one. If we can get a very good education, that would be our number one," he said. "The other priorities are jobs,Nike5 Elastico Pro - Mens Indoor Boots, decent jobs."Nombuso Ngwuenyama, 23, a mother of two who lost her mother to AIDS two years ago. She notes that South Africa has one of the highest HIV infection rates in the world."The first thing [is] about HIV and AIDS", she said. "They have to find what they are going to do with the health in the hospitals, including the children that don't have parents. They have to go there and look after them. They have to give them food because they are starving."The ANC, since coming to power 15 years ago, has created millions of jobs, built two million low-income houses and delivered electricity and social services to millions of poor South Africans.But it is criticized for not doing enough for the poor and for allowing a culture of corruption and cronyism to spread in government.
South African Democratic Alliance supporters, chant slogans, during a rally for their electoral candidate, Helen Ville, in Cape Town, 13 April 2009The largest opposition party, the Democratic Alliance,Nike Tiempo, is campaigning on these issues. DA leader Helen Zille wants to reduce the ANC's two-thirds majority in parliament saying its absolute control over government has led to abuses of power."The major issues are poverty, unemployment, poor education, poor health systems, all tribulations of a developing country," she said. "But the truth is that you can't deal with any of those unless the constitution is in place, unless there is good law, unless there is respect for the rule of law. All of that architecture has to be in place. Otherwise it is not possible to make proper progress on all of the other problems."
Signs on a bus on the election trail promote The Congress of the People, COPE, Khayelitsha, South Africa, 14 April 2009A new party, the Congress of the People or COPE, was formed four months ago by ANC dissidents who split after the Zuma leadership forced former President Thabo Mbeki to resign.COPE's presidential candidate Mvume Dandala, a Methodist pastor, is worried over reports that ANC leaders have used the courts and security services to undermine political rivals. He says honesty and ethics must be returned to government."The key institutions that are meant to ensure that a society sticks by its values, like the judiciary, have got to be protected and their independence has got to be jealously guarded," he said. "Failure to do so will lead to a state of real anarchy in our future."But the ANC has money, organization and the legacy of decades of struggle against apartheid. And Zuma, who likes to close his rallies with a struggle song called, "Bring Me My Machine Gun," does not let that be forgotten.And these credentials, combined with Zuma's humble background and common touch, appeals to many of South Africa's least advantaged voters.
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