Let's get criminals out of the ANC, says Mbeki

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Former ANC president Thabo Mbeki says he has not put aside his grievances with the ANC and the party will have to get the criminals out.
Campaigning for the party in Soweto on Thursday, Mbeki acknowledged problems within the ANC and said the party would attend to them. Mbeki told the media that the ANC must be transformed and has the potential to fix unemployment, poverty and crime.
He asked with residents in Soweto to vote for the party next month, saying he knows people have complaints about the party but promising those would be dealt with and the ANC would do the right thing.
Mbeki has been a critic of the party’s failure to renew itself, saying last year  that he could not campaign for “an ANC led by criminals” as he spoke at Unisa where he is chancellor. At the time, Mbeki said he couldn’t convince people to vote for the party because of its failure to renew itself. He has been outspoken about the party’s failures.
This was his first active participation in an election campaign since he was president. He said he will been seen more on the election campaign trail.
25 Apr 11AM English South Africa News · Daily News

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