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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses residents of Alexandra township at a rally for his ruling African National Congress (ANC) party ahead of the May 8 general election in Johannesburg, South Africa, April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham
Struggling farmer Meshack Ncongwane was a life-long supporter of South Africa’s governing African National Congress, but says the party won’t get his vote in parliamentary and provincial elections next week.
Local ANC officials offered him what he thought would be a lucrative stake in a dairy farm in 2013. He was one of 80 people who were to be given an equal portion of a 50 percent share in the venture funded by the local government.
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