Ehrenreich votes in Uitsig

ANC Cape Town mayoral candidate Tony Ehrenreich waltzed into the Uitsig Secondary School polling station to cast his vote at the crack of dawn yesterday.

Confidence seeped from every pore and he had no doubt that he would be victorious.

When asked what he would do on his first day should he become mayor he said: "Not if, when I become mayor.

His first day would involve bringing people together to forge a partnership to steer the city "in a new direction".

"The second day would involve dealing with the emergent and urgent public transport system and we will start rolling out basic services to many communities in the informal settlements and backyards because it is easy to do that when you have the political will," said Ehreinreich who was flanked by two Umkhonto we Sizwe veterans.

He also said he has his work cut out for him fixing the "problems of five years of DA administration".

He was sure that the ANC would get more than 50% of the vote but said the ANC would be open to negotiations with any other party should the need arise.

"We have incredibly good relationships with the other parties. The only party we are not up for going into a coalition with is the DA because they have shown themselves to be anti-poor."

Ehrenreich's election campaign started about one month ago. By then the DA's campaign was in full swing. He admitted that the month was "a bit short" but said the ANC had done a good job.

"We think the month was a bit short, but clearly what had happened is that the ANC had peaked at the right time. The DA started very early, clearly with their tons of money, their posters were on. They had hoped that would win the elections. The ANC may not have been on every pole but they were certainly in every heart. And that is the important thing."