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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The African National Congress (ANC)\u2019s parliamentary whip, Mdumiseni Ntuli, is cracking down on members of Parliament (MPs) who don\u2019t spend enough time on the ground campaigning, especially in the Western Cape.<\/p>\n

Ntuli said the parliamentary programme will be reworked to allow them to spend less time in Parliament and more time in communities because it is an election year.<\/p>\n

The party\u2019s parliamentary caucus is holding a mini-lekgotla on Friday to discuss the implementation of the party programme determined at last year\u2019s National General Council (NGC) and the Cabinet Lekgotla last month.<\/p>\n

Ntuli said the parliamentary programme is often gruelling, but this year more time has to be found for electioneering.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe business of being in Parliament five days a week, three months consecutively, might not work this year. We need to find time where we come in, the programme is extensive, very intensive, but we go away as well for two months or so and then come back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ntuli said even when MPs are on parliamentary duty in Cape Town, any free time they have should be spent drumming up support for the party.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sitting is starting at 2pm. So, there\u2019s no reason why you can\u2019t go door-to-door from 10am-12pm, come back and take a shower, if you want to take a shower, and then come to Parliament.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ntuli is also not giving members of the executive a free pass.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, those who are also in government will have to juggle between being in government and also to do the political work.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ANC will head into this year\u2019s local government elections with its support in the Western Cape at an all-time low.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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