The mob was made up of angry residents of the hostel and was wearing the African National Congress (ANC) branded clothes. The mob interrupted interviews and angrily told the SABC crew to leave the vicinity.
The reason why the mob approached the SABC crew is that they believed the crew was “fueling tensions in the hostel.”
Thankfully, the crew managed to escape the hostel unharmed.
The ANC spoke out regarding the SABC crew incident
ANC provincial spokesperson, Donald Selamolela, spoke out about how the incident “goes against everything that the party stands for”.
“We really really regret the incident that happened in Talana outside Tzaneen, we have immediately commissioned an investigation because we are told that the people who committed this crime were wearing t-shirts of the ANC but over and above we want to continue to call for calm everywhere across the length and breadth of our province and continue to have our people tolerate each and most importantly respecting media freedom and it can’t be people of the ANC who do that type of a crime.”
Residents of Limpopo share their thoughts on voting
Many voters at the voting stations in Phagameng township, which forms part of the Modimole-Mokgoophong municipality, have shared how important it is to vote.
“I’m happy that I have voted. We rotate to get water, we don’t have water. Our children are unemployed. Our children not getting employment. I’m happy to vote. I want changes. People must stop nepotism when they employ people in the municipality.”
“I feel great. It is an opportunity to take part in the local government. We need overall changes but most importantly is all of the service delivery. It is a civic duty that we must vote particularly young people but also we must vote so that we chose the right leaders; leaders who are not corrupt, leaders who will ensure that service delivery is something that produces real results and changes people’s lives we are tired of leaders who swindle funds that are meant for people to enrich themselves and their families.”