By Obakeng Maje
Taung- Election campaigning by the African National Congress took place on Friday in Taung and the deputy president spearheaded the campaign.

Outgoing Deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe was briefing the youth in a planned caucus meeting with the community.

The youth bombarded the deputy president with questions. Some of them alleged that councillors are not working together with the Branch Executive Committe.

They also said nepotism is the order of the day within Greater Taung municipality.

Pico Seepamere said youth development is dysfunctional and the ruling party does not have any means of developing the youth.

“Poor service delivery shows its ugly head within the communities and that cause unrest. Our councillors do not work hand-in-hand with branch executive committe.”

Deputy president said councillors need to work together with the Branch Executive committe.

“It is unacceptable that members of the ANC be barricaded from attending meetings” Motlanthe said.

“No one should be disrupted and ANC councillors as legitimate public representatives of the party must do their work properly and work together with its branches,” he said.

Some of residents called for Greater Taung municipality to be standalone.

They said Greater Taung municipality being part of Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati derail service delivery in the area.

“Problems must be resolved urgently with all stakeholders playing their role otherwise anarchy will derail democratic progress in the area. However we concentrating on elections and internal issues will be resolved after elections” ANC provincial General secretary Dakota Legoete said.

He said the ruling party’s understanding was that there were major problems raised by the community.

Legoete said problem will be dealt with through mechanisms provided including allegations of corruption.

Motlanthe jokingly said the ANC youth must be committed to the party until Limpopo and North West have their own sea.

“So, clearly, there are commitments and [a] programme to deal with the challenges and we expect the youth to be militant, however raise issues accordingly and as a caucus we should ensure that these processes are accelerated.”

Motlanthe did door-to-door visit in Dryharts, near Taung.

The youth said the major problem is lack skill development and bursaries. They said bursaries offered by the Greater Taung municipality did not reached needy pupils but only who have close ties with employees of the municipality.-TDN
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