'We cannot see any other hope' apart from ANC - Vrede dairy farm beneficiaries | lizTandwa
Despite launching insults at the ANC for abandoning the people of Vrede, many told News24 that their hopes still lay with the party. Two beneficiaries – who agreed to speak on condition of anonymity, out of fear for their lives – praised party president Cyril Ramaphosa for his bravery in attempting to save the ANC from itself.
"We cannot see any other hope for us. The dream of having sustainable farming in this town still lives on. We are not mad at Ramaphosa. We are mad at the ANC for allowing people like Ace to take advantage of us." "The ANC is the only home I know, but the party is not doing anything for us here. This town is dead. The people are hungry and need jobs. There are no businesses. We don't even have proper roads. We have been forgotten, but we love the ANC. We need more and we need to know that our farms will receive assistance. Until the ANC guarantees us jobs, it will be difficult to trust anything they say."The community is, however, divided over who it would vote for, come May 8.
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