Mbalula Confident Of Full Attendance At Ancs Jan 8 Statement In Wc

ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the party is confident that it will fill the Nelson Mandela Park Stadium in Khayelitsha in Cape Town to capacity on Saturday at its annual January 8 Statement celebration .

Mbalula addressed the media at the facility on the partys readiness to host the event. The Western Cape has been governed by the DA since 2009.

Mbalula says the ANC, that experienced its worst electoral decline in last years national election, made a conscious decision to reconnect with the people of the Western Cape.

Our people did not come out in numbers to vote, coming here is to address that. If you look around, this is an open veld. We will flatten that zone, this place takes 22 000 people. The national executive committee took a deliberate decision to come to Khayelitsha.