Pics! Local celebrities spend the evening with Jacob Zuma

A host of local celebrities including Kelly Khumalo, Khanyi Mbau and Mafikizolo scored coveted invitations to spend the evening with President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday.

To mark the official countdown to the local government elections, taking place in three weeks time, a number of well-known actors, musicians and sports people came out in full support of the ANC during the star-studded event in Johannesburg hosted by the president.

• Stop worrying about the ANC, says AKAThe EFF on Wednesday released a statement condemning True Love magazine for putting untouched pictures of TV personality Lerato Kganyago online. 

Taking to social media, celebrities gave fans a glimpse into the evening's activities, which was awash with green, gold and black.

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• AKA condemns #TshwaneViolence: I don't understand what looting shops has to do with a mayorRapper AKA has responded to reports of violence in Tshwane, calling looters "F*cking criminals" and calling on South Africa to take a holiday from itself. 

With the overall messages "asinavalo," and "siyanqoba" meaning "we are not scared" and "we conquer," respectively, this comes in as the ANC's latest effort to retain key metropolitan municipalities in the local government elections.