Gwesde Mantashe urges ANC volunteers to remind voters about basic services his party says it has delivered. He tells volunteers to focus on programmes intended to support daily needs, including RDP housing, education access, electricity, social grants and healthcare, among other government services.

The reporting frames Mantashe’s message as a call for voter engagement ahead of elections, emphasizing the party’s record on service delivery. The outlet presents this as part of the ANC’s broader political outreach, encouraging volunteers to connect government benefits to community concerns.

Other outlets discussing the same themes typically vary in emphasis—some concentrate on specific service categories or the scale of delivery, while others place greater weight on political context and public satisfaction with results. In the source provided, the emphasis remains on Mantashe’s instruction to volunteers to keep basic services at the forefront when engaging communities.