PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa visited the Mandela Village in Hammanskraal.
During his visit on Sunday 19 November, the President listened to the problems of the villagers.
The elders and the children were happy to see and touch their president. He encouraged those who want to lead Mzansi, regardless of party, that it is important that we all fulfil our civic duties.
Ramaphosa said that 2024 will be an important year.
"We are still a young democracy that will only be 30 years old. Next year, many other democracies will be 500 or 1000 years old. We need to take care of our democracy," he said.
He said that the weaknesses in service delivery have been identified, where they come from and what the causes are.
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"We are now taking care of these weaknesses, for example, water supply is a big problem here. We have intervened and will now supply the area with clean water," Ramaphosa said.
Ramaphosa said government will continue to address these issues on an ongoing basis.
Letti Samanis (60) said: "We are happy that Ramaphosa visited us, we need tarred roads and water."
Nkele Mthethwa (59) said: "We want Ramaphosa to help us solve the problems with water, sewerage and electricity."
During Ramaphosa's visit, members of different parties were seen dancing together.
Mokoena Phakoe, leader of United Africans Transformation in Mandela Village in Hammanskraal, said they danced for Ramaphosa.
"We are not enemies. We want to tell him why we left ANC. The ANC leaders in Ward 49 are corrupt," he said.
He said they want City of Tshwane to be shared among various political parties. He said they want jobs in Ward 49 as many young people are not working. He said government must bring permanent jobs and do away with subcontracts.
Phokoe said they want clean tap water and that water trucks must go as the water is sometimes not clean.
Thabo Tshesane, the EFF cluster leader in Hammanskraal said dancing together shows that EFF loves the black person and the black child. "We are fighting for any black person," he said.
He said dancing together shows ubuntu.
"We are not welcoming Ramaphosa because is corrupt because of that Phala Phala Farm incident," said Tshesane.
Johanna Manganye, an ANC member, said it was good to see various political parties singing and dancing together.
"I feel alright to dance together and it was great to see our President Ramaphosa visit us," she said.
Ramaphosa also greeted UAT, EFF and ANC members outside the voter registration station at Mokonyama Primary School in Mandela Village. He even told EFF members that they must fight a good fight.
