Age-old promises from Cyril on the election trail in KZN

08 January 2019 - 08:00 By Bongani Mthethwa
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President Cyril Ramaphosa shared a heartfelt moment with 102-year-old Johhana Godden ahead of the ANC's manifesto launch and January 8 statement.
President Cyril Ramaphosa shared a heartfelt moment with 102-year-old Johhana Godden ahead of the ANC's manifesto launch and January 8 statement.
Image: Thuli Dlamini

Centenarian Johanna Godden was so overwhelmed when President Cyril Ramaphosa visited her home in Merlewood, Port Shepstone on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast that she planted a kiss on his hands.

Then the 102-year-old had Ramaphosa and ANC provincial chairperson Sihle Zikalala in stitches when she asked the president to give her money every month to pay for water and electricity.

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