The ANC president said the basic income grant should be cost effective and subject to long-term affordability
) to register more candidates for this year’s local government elections after missing an earlier deadline.ANC and South African President, who delivered the closing statement after the party’s weekend lekgotla, also urged law enforcement officers to press on with arresting and “bringing to book” those alleged to have instigated the violent looting and destruction that rocked the KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces in July.
He said his government would strengthen the intelligence and law enforcement agencies to prevent a recurrence of the violence. Ramaphosa said the ANC lekgotla had discussed further government support for people living in poverty, after theof the labour force in the second quarter of 2021, or 7.8-million jobless people.
Reacting to the IEC’s announcement, Ramaphosa said the ANC “welcomes the decision to reopen candidate registration on 20 and 21 September. We believe this is in line with the constitution and legislative prescripts”.
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