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Cde khaya Moyo

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Zanu-PF has sent a congratulatory message to the African National Congress following their resounding victory in the May 7 elections in South Africa.
The revolutionary party’s national chairman, Ambassador Simon Khaya Moyo, yesterday sent the congratulatory message to his ANC counterpart Cde Baleka Mbete.
“On behalf of the First Secretary of Zanu-PF, President R. G. Mugabe, members of the Zanu-PF Presidium, members of the Politburo, members of the Central Committee and indeed on behalf of the general membership of the party, we wish to congratulate the ANC for its resounding election victory on May 7,” he said.

Ambassador Khaya Moyo pointed out that the election was conducted in a peaceful, smooth and orderly manner and complied with the SADC guidelines and principles on the conduct of free, fair and credible elections.

“We stand with the ANC at this historic moment and will continue to be a strong friend and ally of the ANC and the South African people. The May 7 election victory was by no means easy, coming as it did against the backdrop of malicious and well co-ordinated efforts to cause the defeat of the ANC.

“There was no question at all that the smear campaign against the ANC, in particular against President Jacob Zuma, was intended, in the main, to distract the South African people from the glaring achievements of the successive ANC governments since 1994,” he said.

He said the progressive record of the ANC spoke for itself and that was why millions of South Africans voted for the party.
Ambassador Khaya Moyo said the victory also came 10 months after Zanu-PF’s resounding victory and this was proof that the liberation movements remained parties of choice.

“Fortunately, and because the progressive record of the ANC speaks for itself, that was not the case as millions of South Africans elected to do the right thing by looking at the facts and acting in the national interest.

“The convincing victory of the ANC, which came hardly 10 months after ZANU PF’s resounding victory, is clear proof that liberation movements remain the political movements of choice in 21st century African politics,” he said.

Ambassador Khaya Moyo said they cherished the partnership between the ANC and ZANU-PF, which had a long history and which reflected many issues of mutual interest including their commitment to the values of the liberation struggle.

“We indeed share a common history, a common culture and a common destiny. We stand ready to build on these common values with the ANC in the months and years to come,” he said.

The ANC led the election with more than 11 million votes, giving President Jacob Zuma a second term.
The Democratic Alliance grew its vote share to 22 percent compared to the ANC’s 62 percent.

New kid on the block, the Economic Freedom Fighters led by Mr Julius Malema, became a force to reckon with after clinching a million votes (more than six percent of the total vote), making it the second major opposition party after the Democratic Alliance.